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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Syed Amaar Ahmad, Canton, MI (US);
Lee Mitchell Tome, Windsor, CA;
Bryan Michael Bolger, Canton, MI (US);
John Eric Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Jean De Dieu Mutangana, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a detection unit, an exterior speaker system and a processor is disclosed. The detection unit may be configured to detect a tire pressure of each vehicle tire and detect a user presence and a user location in proximity to the vehicle. The exterior speaker system may include a plurality of speakers configured to output audio signals. The processor may be configured to determine that a predefined condition, from a plurality of predefined conditions, may be met based on inputs obtained from the detection unit. The processor may further identify one or more speakers, from the plurality of speakers, to output an audible message based on a type of the predefined condition that may be met. The processor may further cause the speakers to output the audible message indicative of a tire pressure associated with one or more vehicle tires.