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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Yamada, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drive mode selection system for a vehicle is provided that includes a drive mode selector that can facilitate selection of a current drive mode from among a plurality of drive modes of the vehicle based at least in part on input from a driver of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of drive modes can be associated with a distinct visual indicator. Additionally, the system can include a mode indication component that can display the current drive mode of the plurality of drive modes by providing the distinct visual indicator associated with the current drive mode. The system can further include a mode recommendation component that can recommend a drive mode of the plurality of drive modes based at least in part on the current drive mode and data received from one or more sensors.