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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Erich Kemnitz, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/04 (2006.01); B60K 31/18 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/045 (2013.01); B60K 31/185 (2013.01); B60W 30/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/28 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, the present disclosure includes a cruise control system with (a) a vehicle having a steering system, an accelerator system, a braking system, a battery, a display, a processor, and memory; and (b) a cruise control program, operatively coupled to the accelerator system and configured to display a most recent cruising setpoint and a menu of user-adjustable cruising setpoints.