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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mathew Alan Boesch, Plymouth, MI (US);
Sarra Awad Yako, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/182 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60K 28/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60K 28/06 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0863 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0064 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/04 (2013.01); B60W 2540/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/26 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60W 2900/00 (2013.01); B60Y 2302/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle computer is programmed to: detect a portable computing device communicatively coupled to the vehicle computer. The vehicle computer is further programmed to control at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the presence of the portable device, the at least one vehicle operation including at least one of control of steering, propulsion, and brakes.