Multi-vehicle audio system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsIan Salsbury, Jonathan Gregory, Parhum Purser, Benjamin Moffatt, Jose G. das Neves Alves
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsIan Salsbury, Jonathan Gregory, Parhum Purser, Benjamin Moffatt, Jose G. das Neves Alves
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Methods and systems for using audio output devices to output audio content are provided. The audio output devices are provided in autonomously controllable vehicles. The vehicles are instructed to move to respective locations based on an audio output mode. For example, the vehicles may be arranged in a first configuration for a stereo sound mode and instructed to play left-channel or right channel audio data according to their location. The vehicles may be autonomously controlled to move into a different configuration for outputting audio content in another audio mode, for example, a surround sound mode. Where the audio output device is provided in a vehicle interior, such as internal speakers in a car, the vehicle may be instructed to, while playing the audio content, open the door and/or window.
A method for presenting audio content in an audio output mode, comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored computer-readable instructions comprising:
A device for presenting audio content in an audio output mode, comprising:
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