Performance limiter
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsMichael P. Slattery, Oliver Jeromin
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include systems, vehicles, and computer-implemented methods for selectively restricting a performance attribute of a vehicle for an operator or group of operators. In an illustrative embodiment, a computing device includes a processor and computer-readable media configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to: identify an operating credential associated with an operator of a vehicle; determine a performance mode associated with the operating credential; and restrict at least one performance attribute of the vehicle in accordance with the performance mode.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a drive system comprising one or more motors associated with a vehicle;
- and
- a computing device including:
- a processor;
- and
- computer-readable media configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- identify an operating credential associated with an operator of a vehicle;
- and
- based on the operating credential associated with the operator:
- determine a performance mode associated with the operating credential;
- and
- facilitate restriction of at least one performance attribute of the vehicle in accordance with the performance mode;
- wherein the at least one performance attribute comprises one or more of maximum allowable acceleration and maximum allowable speed;
- and
- wherein the restriction causes selective engagement of the one or more motors of the drive system so as to limit the one or more of the maximum allowable acceleration and the maximum allowable speed of the vehicle.
A vehicle comprising:
- a cabin;
- a drive system comprising one or more motors;
- and
- a computing device including:
- a processor;
- and
- computer-readable media configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- identify an operating credential associated with an operator of the vehicle;
- and
- based on the operating credential associated with the operator:
- determine a performance mode associated with the operating credential;
- and
- facilitate restriction of at least one performance attribute of the vehicle in accordance with the performance mode;
- wherein the at least one performance attribute comprises one or more of maximum allowable acceleration and maximum allowable speed;
- and
- wherein the restriction causes selective engagement of the one or more motors of the drive system so as to limit the one or more of the maximum allowable acceleration and the maximum allowable speed of the vehicle.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying an operating credential associated with an operator of a vehicle;
- and
- based on the operating credential associated with the operator:
- determining a performance mode associated with the operating credential;
- and
- facilitating restriction of at least one performance attribute of the vehicle in accordance with the performance mode;
- wherein the at least one performance attribute comprises one or more of maximum allowable acceleration and maximum allowable speed;
- and
- wherein the restriction causes selective engagement of one or more motors of a drive system associated with the vehicle so as to limit the one or more of the maximum allowable acceleration and the maximum allowable speed of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.