US 12,240,453 B2
Activating adaptive cruise control
Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Jordan Barrett, Milford, MI (US); Brendan Francis Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); and Anthony Maraldo, Southgate, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,171.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373478 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/14 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/143 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive an input indicating a destination;
determine a first route for a vehicle from a current location of the vehicle to the destination;
activate a navigation feature to output guidance instructing an operator to follow the first route;
track a usage count of the vehicle following the first route to the destination;
in response to the navigation feature being active for the first route, prompt the operator to activate a driver-assist feature of the vehicle; and
in response to receiving an input to activate the driver-assist feature, actuate the vehicle according to the driver-assist feature;
wherein prompting the operator to activate the driver-assist feature is conditional on a criterion being satisfied;
the criterion includes that the usage count weighted by a gain exceeds a threshold;
the gain depends on previous usage of the driver-assist feature by the operator; and
the criterion is based on previously deviating onto the first route while the navigation feature was active for a second route.