18500007. INTERFACE FOR EXTERNAL VEHICLE CONTROL (FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC)
INTERFACE FOR EXTERNAL VEHICLE CONTROL
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Inventor(s)
Pietro Buttolo of Dearborn Heights MI US
Joseph Dorigo of Plymouth MI US
John Eric Rollinger of Troy MI US
Matthew Ryan Preston of Whitmore Lake MI US
Scott Steadmon Thompson of Belleville MI US
David Hancock of South Rockwood MI US
INTERFACE FOR EXTERNAL VEHICLE CONTROL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18500007 titled 'INTERFACE FOR EXTERNAL VEHICLE CONTROL
Original Abstract Submitted
An interface configured to be removably attached to a vehicle exterior surface is disclosed. The interface may include a sensor unit configured to receive user inputs associated with at least one of a vehicle longitudinal movement and a vehicle steering wheel rotation. The interface may further include an interface communication module communicatively coupled with the sensor unit. The interface communication module may be configured to communicatively couple with a vehicle communication module when the interface may be attached to the vehicle exterior surface. The interface communication module may further obtain the user inputs from the sensor unit when the interface communication module may be coupled with the vehicle communication module, and transmit the user inputs to the vehicle communication module to cause a vehicle movement based on the user inputs.