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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Davor Hrovat, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Fodor, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mitch Mcconnell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Davor Hrovat, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Fodor, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mitch McConnell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one example, a first vehicle traveling on a road is provided. The vehicle comprises a communication device coupled in the first vehicle configured to receive information transmitted by a second vehicle traveling on the road, the information identifying road surface conditions experience by the second vehicle; and a controller configured to adjust a vehicle operating parameter of the first vehicle in response to receiving the transmitted information from the second vehicle.