Patent ID: 11926282
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for random vehicle movement, the system comprising:
a memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and
a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
receive an actuation command from a mobile device indicating that a user is not home;
receive a vehicle movement window in the actuation command;
learn a driving behavior pattern of a vehicle via machine learning based on driving behavior associated with the vehicle;
open a garage door responsive to the actuation command;
instruct the vehicle to perform vehicle movement at random times within the vehicle movement window based on the learned driving behavior pattern, such that the vehicle self-starts, moves out, with respect to the garage door, drives itself, and returns, with respect to the garage door so that it can park itself without a driver being located in the vehicle;
generate an alert when the vehicle performs the vehicle movement; and
transmit the alert to the mobile device so that the user of the mobile device is updated in real time about the vehicle movement.