Patent ID: 11905743
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 8:
9. A vehicle comprising:
a storage compartment having a hood panel, located on a front side of the vehicle, that is movable between a closed position and an open position allowing access to the storage compartment;
a user input device comprising a manually actuatable electronic switch located within the storage compartment;
a latch assembly for latching the hood panel in the closed position, wherein the latch assembly includes a first release stage for allowing the hood panel to move to an intermediate position between the open position and closed position and a second release stage for allowing the hood panel to move to the open position;
a vehicle speed sensor for sensing vehicle speed;
a controller monitoring vehicle speed and detecting a user input manually actuating the user input device from within the storage compartment activating and controlling the latch assembly to selectively allow the hood panel to move to one of the intermediate and open positions based on the sensed vehicle speed and the detected manual user input;
an imaging device in the storage compartment; and
a display, wherein the display displays images captured by the imaging device when the user input device is manually actuated.