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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2024
Karma Automotive Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Karma Automotive, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving an eco-cruise control request that includes a requested cruise control velocity and a velocity tolerance. The eco-cruise control request instructs an drive unit to operate a vehicle at a velocity within the velocity tolerance of the requested cruise control velocity. The method also includes determining a range of candidate cruise control velocities that satisfy the velocity tolerance of the requested cruise control velocity. The method also includes determining an eco-cruise control velocity that maximizes a drive unit efficiency of the drive unit. Here, the eco-cruise control velocity includes one of the candidate cruise control velocities from the range of candidate cruise control velocities.