Stowable pedal assembly
US12391287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2540/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a vehicle being in an autonomous drive mode. The computer includes instructions to detect a user request to change the drive mode from the autonomous drive mode to a manual drive mode. The computer includes instructions to move the brake pedal from the stowed position to the deployed position in response to the user request to change the drive mode. The computer includes instructions to prompt a user to validate the brake pedal being in the deployed position. The computer includes instructions to change from the autonomous drive mode to the manual drive mode in response to the user validating deployment of the brake pedal.
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