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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Daniel C. Mcgarry, Oxford, MI (US);
Dmitri Jdanov, Ontario, CA;
Bradley J. Burgess, Fenton, MI (US);
Christopher L. Oesterling, Troy, MI (US);
Sam S. Chang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard F. Heines, Ortonville, MI (US);
Daniel C. McGarry, Oxford, MI (US);
Dmitri Jdanov, Ontario, CA;
Bradley J. Burgess, Fenton, MI (US);
Christopher L. Oesterling, Troy, MI (US);
Sam S. Chang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard F. Heines, Ortonville, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for enabling police pursuing a vehicle to slow the vehicle down via short range wireless communication with the vehicle. The process can be carried out with or without involvement of a call center that provides telematics services to the vehicle. The method involves configuring the vehicle to accept a slowdown command, confirming the target vehicle at a pursuing police vehicle, establishing the short range connection between the police vehicle and target vehicle, and slowing the target vehicle by sending it the slowdown command over the wireless connection. The call center can enable or disable the slowdown service according to the vehicle owner's wishes.