Dongles for controlling vehicle drive assist systems
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- an electronic control unit for performing an autonomous motive function;
an on-board diagnostic (OBD) port configured to receive a dongle to communicatively couple to the dongle; and
a drive-assist controller configured to, responsive to the OBD port receiving the dongle;
wirelessly communicate, via the dongle, with at least one external database storing information of an event defined at a predetermined location at a predetermined time;
determine, via the dongle, whether the vehicle is positioned in the predetermined location at the predetermined time;
responsive to determining that the vehicle is positioned in the predetermined location at the predetermined time, receive instructions from the dongle; and
deactivate the autonomous motive function when receiving the instructions.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for dongles for controlling vehicle drive-assist systems. An example vehicle includes an electronic control unit for performing an autonomous motive function, an OBD port configured to receive a dongle to communicatively couple to the dongle, and a driver-assist controller. The driver-assist controller is configured to receive instructions from the dongle when the vehicle is at a racing event location responsive to the OBD port receiving the dongle and deactivate the autonomous motive function when receiving the instructions.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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an electronic control unit for performing an autonomous motive function; an on-board diagnostic (OBD) port configured to receive a dongle to communicatively couple to the dongle; and a drive-assist controller configured to, responsive to the OBD port receiving the dongle; wirelessly communicate, via the dongle, with at least one external database storing information of an event defined at a predetermined location at a predetermined time; determine, via the dongle, whether the vehicle is positioned in the predetermined location at the predetermined time; responsive to determining that the vehicle is positioned in the predetermined location at the predetermined time, receive instructions from the dongle; and deactivate the autonomous motive function when receiving the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A dongle comprising:
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a connector configured to couple to a port of a vehicle; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to determine a dongle location; a communication module configured to receive, from a remote control unit storing information of an event defined at a predetermined location at a predetermined time, instructions for deactivating an autonomous motive function of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send the instructions to the vehicle responsive to;
(1) the connector being coupled to the port;
(2) determining that the dongle location corresponds to the predetermined location; and
(3) determining that the vehicle is positioned at the predetermined location at the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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determining a dongle location of a dongle via a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; receiving, via a communication module of the dongle, instructions from a remote control unit storing information of an event defined at a predetermined location at a predetermined time to deactivate an autonomous motive function of a vehicle; and sending, via a processor of the dongle, the instructions to the vehicle responsive to;
(1) the dongle being coupled to a port of the vehicle;
(2) the dongle location corresponding to the predetermined location; and
(3) the vehicle being positioned at the predetermined location at the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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