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Method and device for operating a motor vehicle

  • US 10,137,885 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2016
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a vehicle having different operating modes affecting emissions, comprising:

  • activating, by a vehicle controller, at least one of the different operating modes affecting emissions selected in response to an estimated population density of a designated area associated with a current location or an anticipated future location of the vehicle, wherein the estimated population density is based on smartphone-based positions and velocity vectors of people within a specified estimation area.

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