Patent ID: 11971270
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining a route to a destination in response to receiving the destination from the vehicle;
identifying a first trigger and a second trigger along the route;
determining an operating condition of a first vehicle component of the vehicle corresponding to the first trigger and an operating condition of a second vehicle component of the vehicle corresponding to the second trigger;
transmitting control instructions to the vehicle including the route, the operating condition of the first vehicle component, the operating condition of the second vehicle component, and executing commands, the executing commands instructing the vehicle to accept the operating condition of the first vehicle component as the vehicle approaches a location of the first trigger and accept the operating condition of the second vehicle component as the vehicle approaches a location of the second trigger; and
automatically adjusting the operating conditions of the first vehicle component of the vehicle in response to the vehicle approaching the location of the first trigger such that the operating conditions of the first vehicle component is adjusted at the first trigger,
wherein the operating condition of the first vehicle component is torque control and the first trigger is a change in elevation along the route, the operating condition of the second vehicle component is a driving mode and the second trigger is a slow down point along the route.