US 12,246,732 B2
Vehicle preparation based on environmental data
Aaron Humphrey Pesa, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)
Filed by BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,842.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294713 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/0098 (2013.01) [B60S 1/026 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that upon execution cause a system to:
receive data relating to an environment of a vehicle, the received data comprising one or more of sensor data indicating presence of water proximate the vehicle, or crime data indicating a crime statistic at a location of the vehicle;
receive habit information of a driving habit of a driver of the vehicle, the habit information comprising time information indicating a time range and a location of the driver in the time range;
based on the sensor data indicating the presence of water proximate the vehicle or the crime data indicating the crime statistic at the location of the vehicle, initiate a first vehicle preparation action comprising actuating an adjustable component of the vehicle that causes moving the vehicle autonomously from the location of the vehicle to a location of the driver; and
based on the location of the driver in the time range included in the habit information and based on comparing a current time to the time range of the habit information, initiate a second vehicle preparation action comprising adjusting a seat of the vehicle, the first and second vehicle preparation actions readying the vehicle for the driver prior to operation of the vehicle by the driver.