Automatic control of heating and cooling of a vehicle seating assembly pursuant to predictive modeling that recalibrates based on occupant manual control

A vehicle comprising:

• a seating assembly;
• a temperature altering element within the seating assembly, the temperature altering element being configured to impart heating or cooling to an occupant of the seating assembly within which the temperature altering element is disposed;
• and
• a controller in communication with the temperature altering element and one or more data sources that generate data, the controller comprising a plurality of Pre-established Predictive Activation Models, each setting forth different rules governing activation of the temperature altering element as a function of data that the one or more data sources generate;
• wherein, the controller determines which of the plurality of Pre-established Predictive Activation Models to utilize to govern activation of the temperature altering element also as a function of data that the one or more data sources generate;
• and
• wherein, the controller determines which of the plurality of Pre-established Predictive Activation Models to utilize to govern activation of the temperature altering element as a function of data relating to one or more of:
• (a) an average trip length;
• (b) standard deviation of trip length;
• (c) an average number of trips per unit of time;
• (d) a number of trips shorter than a predetermined distance;
• (e) a distance driven on a highway;
• (f) a distance driven not on a highway;
• and (g) a ratio of (e) to (f).

A vehicle comprising:

• a seating assembly;
• a temperature altering element within the seating assembly, the temperature altering element being configured to impart heating or cooling to an occupant of the seating assembly within which the temperature altering element is disposed;
• and
• a controller in communication with the temperature altering element and one or more data sources that generate data, the controller comprising a plurality of Pre-established Predictive Activation Models, each setting forth different rules governing activation of the temperature altering element as a function of data that the one or more data sources generate;
• wherein, the controller determines which of the plurality of Pre-established Predictive Activation Models to utilize to govern activation of the temperature altering element also as a function of data that the one or more data sources generate;
• and
• wherein, the controller further comprises a default Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the temperature altering element as a function of data that the one or more data sources generate, and the controller utilizes the default Pre-established Predictive Activation Model to govern activation of the temperature altering element before the controller determines which of the plurality of Pre-established Predictive Activation Models to utilize.