Patent ID: 8126627
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
1. A cruise control system for a vehicle, comprising: an output device operative to transmit information to a vehicle operator; one or more control inputs; one or more signal generators associated with the one or more control inputs and capable of generating signals indicative of the actuation of the one or more control inputs; and a controller configured to: 1) receive signals generated by the one or more signal generators; 2) stores said signals generated by the one or more signal generators; 3) determine cruise control system inoperability or cruise control system operability based on said stored signals; 4) in response to a determination of cruise control system inoperability, generate cruise control inoperability information for output by the output device for notifying the vehicle operator of cruise control system inoperability, the cruise control system inoperability caused by at least one signal generator of the one or more signal generators; and 5) generate signals for output by the output device as instructions for the vehicle operator to activate the at least one control input associated with cruise control system inoperability in an attempt to restore cruise control system operability.