US 2025/0108809 A1 · VEHICLE DRIVE MODES AND ASSOCIATED USER INTERFACES

Abstract

A drive mode hierarchy includes drive mode categories and drive modes belonging to each category. Each drive mode defines values for attributes of the drivetrain and/or suspension of a vehicle. Each drive mode may further have towing and non-towing sub-modes with the towing sub-mode being used when a trailer is detected. An interface is provided for selecting drive modes from the hierarchy and modifying the attributes. The vehicle may define a plurality of trailer profiles including attributes of trailers, such as weight and aerodynamic drag. A user may select among trailer profiles and define the attributes of the trailer profiles. Interfaces displayed by the vehicle may vary according to the selected drive mode and may include a chassis view with interface elements displaying real-time information of components of the vehicle, such as wheels, suspension, and battery. Tiles including real-time information may be displayed according to the selected drive mode.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle, comprising:

a drivetrain;
a suspension;
and
an in-vehicle control system configured to:
define a trailer mode and a non-trailer mode for one or more drive modes of a plurality of drive modes, each drive mode having a set of attributes for at least one of the drivetrain or the suspension;
receive selection of a selected drive mode of the plurality of drive modes;
detect a trailer connected to the vehicle;
and
in response to detecting the trailer connected to the vehicle, configure the at least one of the drivetrain or the suspension according to the trailer mode of the selected drive mode.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable code that, when executed by one or more processing devices, causes the one or more processing devices to:

define a plurality of drive modes, each drive mode of the plurality of drive modes having a set of attributes for at least one of a drivetrain or a suspension of a vehicle;
define a trailer mode and a non-trailer mode for one or more drive modes of the plurality of drive modes;
display, on a display device of a vehicle, an interface including interface elements enabling selection, by a user, among the plurality of drive modes;
receive, from a user via the interface, selection of a selected drive mode of the plurality of drive modes;
determine that a trailer is connected to the vehicle;
and
based on determining that the trailer is connected to the vehicle, configure the at least one of the drivetrain or the suspension according to the trailer mode of the selected drive mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vehicle drive modes and associated user interfaces

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