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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Alec M. Wuorinen, Columbus, OH (US);
Craig Thomas Douglas, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Matthew Edward Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Eric T. Hosey, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Russell A. Patenaude, Macomb Township, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle includes entering a rest mode and altering at least one vehicle condition to be more conductive to rest. The method identifies a body position of a first passenger and determines a first body vector from the body position to a first vehicle reference point. The method determines a travel route configured to minimize at least one rest disruption factor based at least in part on the first body vector and initiates the determined travel route.