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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2025
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Chih-Hung Yen, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Vishal Raul, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel Robert Tylutki, Livonia, MI (US);
Scott E. Parrish, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for individually controlling heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) settings for each of a plurality of seating positions within a vehicle includes a system controller in communication with a plurality of onboard sensors within the vehicle, the plurality of onboard sensors adapted to detect a presence of a passenger within a one of the plurality of seating positions, collect real-time data related to environmental factors for the seating position, external factors for the seating position and biometric parameters for the passenger, the system controller adapted to, for each one of the plurality of seating positions where a passenger is detected, receive data related to environmental factors, external factors and biometric parameters, predict desired HVAC settings and automatically adjust HVAC settings for the seating position to the predicted desired HVAC settings.