Method and apparatus for environment-sensitive selective drive-mode enablement
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRyan Andrew SIKORSKI, Christian Edward SHAFFER
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Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to determine a driver identity. The processor is also configured to access a profile corresponding to the identity, including driving mode permissibility parameters defining permissible driving modes for an identified driver, correlated to defined environmental conditions. The processor is further configured to engage a requested driving mode responsive to the driving mode being permitted by the parameters under a defined environmental condition that corresponds to a detected environmental condition.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine a driver identity;
- access a profile corresponding to the identity, including driving mode permissibility parameters defining permissible driving modes for an identified driver, correlated to defined environmental conditions;
- and
- engage a requested driving mode responsive to the driving mode being permitted by the parameters under a defined environmental condition that corresponds to a detected environmental condition.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- present an environmental condition;
- receive configuration of driving modes defining enabled and disabled modes when the environmental condition is detected;
- store the configuration in conjunction with the condition and a driver identity;
- and
- engage or deny a requested driving mode requested when a driver corresponding to the driver identity is driving a vehicle, based on whether the mode is enabled or disabled for a currently detected environmental condition.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine a driver identity;
- access a profile corresponding to the identity, including driving mode mandate parameters defining a mandatory driving mode switch for an identified driver, correlated to a defined environmental condition;
- and
- switch to the mandatory driving mode responsive to detecting an environmental condition that corresponds to the defined environmental condition while the identified driver is driving.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.