System and method for vehicle data communication

    公开(公告)号:US10206015B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US15338208

    申请日:2016-10-28

    Abstract: A system within an environment of a vehicle in which one or more electronic control unit(s) (ECU) having its own communications protocol stack (e.g., a TCP/IP stack) can communicate with an ECU gateway that functions as a component of an infotainment system. Each ECU can thereby publish its own data in real time, through an Internet (or similar) connection in the infotainment system, to a broker that can store the data from all connected ECUs of a plurality of vehicles. A backend system can subscribe to certain published data feeds (e.g., all ECU-2 and ECU-3 data from every 2010 model vehicle, or all ECU-2 data from every vehicle) via the broker to pull a specific subset of available data for analysis and/or visualization. The present invention enables users of a backend system to query for data from vehicles that are not connected to the Internet in real time.

    Automatically retracting and extending a vehicle steering wheel

    公开(公告)号:US10569799B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15487315

    申请日:2017-04-13

    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a steering wheel of a vehicle may include a controller configured to generate a control signal for retracting a steering wheel to a collapsed position. The steering wheel may include a first half and a second half, and the system may include an actuator configured to collapse the steering wheel in response to the control signal. The actuator may be configured to fold the first and second halves of the steering wheel in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a longitudinal axis defined by a steering column, and retract the steering wheel along the direction of the longitudinal axis, towards a dashboard.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED VEHICLE CHARGING AND CONTENT DELIVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20180370379A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US15775003

    申请日:2016-12-20

    Abstract: A vehicle charging method includes receiving data corresponding to a battery status parameter of at least one battery associated with a vehicle that is at least partially electrically powered and determining a charging parameter for the at least one battery based on the data. The vehicle charging method also includes determining content to be delivered to a user based on the determined charging parameter and delivering the content to the user via a content delivery system while charging the battery according to the charging parameter.

    System and method for assisting navigation of vehicle through traffic

    公开(公告)号:US10144408B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15418584

    申请日:2017-01-27

    Abstract: The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for assisting vehicular navigation through traffic. In one example, while a first vehicle is stopped, first data is received from a first set of sensors mounted on the first vehicle, the first data indicative of a state of traffic surrounding the first vehicle, and second data is received from a second set of sensors mounted on the first vehicle, the second data indicative of a state of attention of a driver of the first vehicle. Whether the first data and the second data satisfy indication-generation criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied when the second data indicates that the driver is distracted, is determined. In accordance with a determination that the first data and the second data satisfy the indication-generation criteria, the driver of the first vehicle is provided an indication to proceed into a region of a road.

    AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTING AND EXTENDING A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL

    公开(公告)号:US20170297606A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15487315

    申请日:2017-04-13

    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a steering wheel of a vehicle may include a controller configured to generate a control signal for retracting a steering wheel to a collapsed position. The steering wheel may include a first half and a second half, and the system may include an actuator configured to collapse the steering wheel in response to the control signal. The actuator may be configured to fold the first and second halves of the steering wheel in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a longitudinal axis defined by a steering column, and retract the steering wheel along the direction of the longitudinal axis, towards a dashboard.

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