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1. A system for providing access to a component to actuate a vehicle operation, comprising:
- a user-accessible force-based first user-input interface associated with an exterior of the vehicle and configured to sense a first user input based on a characteristic dependent on force;
a second user-input interface external to the vehicle, the second user-input interface configured to sense a second user input based on a characteristic independent of force, and the second user-input interface being associated with the first user-input interface; and
a controller configured to control at least the component in accordance with the second user input received at the second user input interface provided that the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within a predetermined time of second user input being received at the second user-input interface.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing access to a vehicle operation is disclosed herein. The system includes a first user-input interface, a second user-input interface, and a vehicle controller. The first user-input interface is configured to interact with a user via a physical force. The second user-input interface is configured to interact with the user via an application independent of the physical force. The vehicle controller is configured to control the vehicle operation in response to detecting a first user-input via the first user-input interface and a second user-input via the second user-input interface within a predetermined time.
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1. A system for providing access to a component to actuate a vehicle operation, comprising:
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a user-accessible force-based first user-input interface associated with an exterior of the vehicle and configured to sense a first user input based on a characteristic dependent on force; a second user-input interface external to the vehicle, the second user-input interface configured to sense a second user input based on a characteristic independent of force, and the second user-input interface being associated with the first user-input interface; and a controller configured to control at least the component in accordance with the second user input received at the second user input interface provided that the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within a predetermined time of second user input being received at the second user-input interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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