VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AT-HOME ROUTE PLANNING
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1. A method, comprising:
- pre-planning a route of a vehicle on a computing device separate from the vehicle including selecting a battery mode for operating the vehicle during each stage of the route and displaying a battery state of charge for each stage of the route; and
controlling the vehicle based on route information associated with the pre-planned route.
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Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, pre-planning a route of a vehicle on a computing device separate from the vehicle including selecting a battery mode for operating the vehicle during each stage of the route and displaying a battery state of charge for each stage of the route. The vehicle is controlled based on route information associated with the pre-planned route.
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1. A method, comprising:
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pre-planning a route of a vehicle on a computing device separate from the vehicle including selecting a battery mode for operating the vehicle during each stage of the route and displaying a battery state of charge for each stage of the route; and controlling the vehicle based on route information associated with the pre-planned route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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pre-planning a route of a vehicle; selecting battery mode transition points along each stage of the route; automatically generating a return route of the vehicle after the steps of pre-planning and selecting; and controlling the vehicle during the route and the return route based on route information that includes the battery mode transition points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle system, comprising:
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a computing device separate from a vehicle and configured to select battery mode transition points and display a battery state of charge for each stage of a route; a vehicle communication system located on-board said vehicle and configured to download route information that includes said battery mode transition points from said computing device; and a vehicle controller configured to operate said vehicle based on said route information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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