Systems and methods for reconfigurable electric vehicles
US10207757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2410/111
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Utilization of shared vehicles that are structurally and reversibly reconfigurable to suit requests for particular vehicle configurations is described. Vehicle use is monitored for plural vehicles shared among multiple users/uses. In response to a first request for a first particular configuration of a vehicle, a first vehicle is selected/provided in the first particular configuration having a predetermined first feature set, the first feature set being automatically set based on the first vehicle being placed in the first particular configuration. In response to a second use request for a second particular configuration of a vehicle different from the first particular configuration, the first vehicle is selected/provided in the second particular configuration having a predetermined second feature set, the second feature set being automatically set at the first vehicle based on the first vehicle being placed in the second particular configuration, the first feature set being different from the second feature set.
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