VEHICLE COMPARISON SYSTEM
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1. A method for a virtual test drive, comprising:
- presenting, on a display device of a computer, a user interface prompting a user to provide one or more parameters of the virtual test drive;
receiving, from an input device of the computer, the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive;
selecting, via a processor of the computer, a simulated route for the virtual test drive based on the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive;
presenting, on the display device, an animation of a depicted vehicle traveling along a portion of the simulated route; and
presenting, along with the animation, simulated performance information for different types of vehicles traveling the portion of the simulated route.
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Abstract
A system for comparing energy usage of different vehicle platforms is provided. The system may include a processor to execute routines stored in a memory device. Further, in one embodiment the routines include routines configured to receive selection of a driving style by a user and to select a virtual test drive based on the received selection. Also, the routines may include routines configured to output the selected virtual test drive and to output a comparison of multiple vehicles having different characteristics based on the selected virtual test drive. Other systems, methods, and manufactures are also disclosed.
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1. A method for a virtual test drive, comprising:
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presenting, on a display device of a computer, a user interface prompting a user to provide one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; receiving, from an input device of the computer, the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; selecting, via a processor of the computer, a simulated route for the virtual test drive based on the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; presenting, on the display device, an animation of a depicted vehicle traveling along a portion of the simulated route; and presenting, along with the animation, simulated performance information for different types of vehicles traveling the portion of the simulated route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing executable instructions stored thereon, the executable instructions comprising:
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instructions adapted to output an animated demonstration including a depicted vehicle traveling along a route; and instructions adapted to output, simultaneous with the output of the animated demonstration, a real-time comparison of simulated operating characteristics for a plurality of virtual vehicles traveling along the route of the depicted vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A virtual test drive system, comprising:
an application comprising a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions are stored in a memory and configured to be executed by a processor to facilitate operation of; a means for a user to choose a driving style from a plurality of different driving styles using one or more input devices; and a means for presenting a virtual test drive to the user on one or more display devices, wherein the virtual test drive includes a depiction of a vehicle navigating a simulated route that corresponds to the driving style chosen by the user, wherein the depiction is presented concurrently with simulated performance data for a plurality of differently powered vehicles navigating the simulated route. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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