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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Tobias John Pallett, Farmington, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony David Tsakiris, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Kyle Richard Post, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a user interface device and an autonomous mode controller. The user interface device receives a user input representing a driving mode selection. The autonomous mode controller commands one or more vehicle subsystems to operate in accordance with characteristics associated with the driving mode selection. Examples of characteristics can include how aggressively the vehicle accelerates or decelerates, a minimum distance from the vehicle to a front vehicle, or how frequently the vehicle changes lanes, among others.