US 11,941,926 B2
Vehicle variation remediation
Oliver Lei, Windsor (CA)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,604.
Prior Publication US 2023/0045203 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0833 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a vehicle computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive variation definition data, from a remote computer, defining a plurality of variations including one or more of (i) a start-stop operation fails to restart a vehicle engine or (ii) a poor audio quality of a vehicle loudspeaker is detected;
detect, in a vehicle, one of the plurality of variations, based on data received from one or more vehicle sensors or a vehicle interface;
transmit, to the remote computer, variation data including the detected variation and a version of software in the vehicle computer, wherein the variation data identifies the detected variation and the version of the software;
receive, from the remote computer, a response including that a software update is identified based on the detected variation, and actuating one or more vehicle components including a hazard light to flash or to limit a maximum vehicle speed; and
upon identifying the software update, download and install the software update in the vehicle computer.