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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gerald J. Heath, Allen Park, MI (US);
Evangelos P. Skoures, Detroit, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle door system is disclosed. The system comprises an actuator, at least one communication circuit, and a controller. The actuator is configured to adjust a position of a door. The controller is configured to receive a request for the vehicle to retrieve an occupant via the communication circuit. The controller is further configured to receive an authentication signal via the communication circuit authenticating an identity of the occupant. In response to the authentication, the controller is configured to control the actuator to make the vehicle accessible to the occupant.