Patent ID: 11932279
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A vehicle assembly, comprising:
a cargo bed of a vehicle;
a crossbar spanning the cargo bed, the crossbar slidable relative to the cargo bed;
a lift assist device mounted to the crossbar, the lift assist device slidable relative to the vehicle in a cross-vehicle direction; and
at least one sensor that collects data used to plan a route for the vehicle to autonomously move to a location of an item within a worksite where the lift assist device can load the item into the cargo bed for delivery to a desired location, the route planned at least in part in response to a request for the item, the request sent based on a passage of time since the vehicle last delivered another item to the desired location, wherein the lift assist device is configured to stabilize the item within the cargo bed when the vehicle is transporting the item.