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AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorMark A. Jotanovic
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An intelligent driving range system for a vehicle for automatically communicating a one-way driving range or a two-way (i.e. round-trip) driving range to a user of the vehicle. The driving range system utilizes a processor for determining whether to select the one-way distance range or the two-way distance range for communication. The processor determines the current driving range and may interface with a vehicle positioning system or navigation components for determining the current location of the vehicle. Either the one-way driving range or the two-way driving range is selected and communicated to the user of the vehicle. The selection may be based upon the current location of the vehicle. The driving range may be communicated by displaying a range map, by displaying a visual notification, or by sounding an audible notification.
A method for displaying either a one-way driving range or a two-way driving range for a vehicle having a processor and a display, the method comprising:
A method for automatically communicating a range map for an electric vehicle having a processor comprising:
An automobile comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.