AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INGRESS AND EGRESS
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1. A vehicle system, in a host vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of speakers, each associated with one of a plurality of vehicle components, wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicle components includes a vehicle door and wherein the plurality of speakers includes a door speaker associated with the vehicle door; and
a processor programmed to select the door speaker to play a sound associated with the vehicle door,wherein the door speaker is selected to play the sound as a result of detecting a location of a passenger outside the host vehicle near the vehicle door.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a plurality of speakers and a processor. Each of the plurality of speakers is associated with one of a plurality of vehicle components. The processor is programmed to select at least one of the plurality of speakers to play a sound associated with one of the plurality of vehicle components and in accordance with a location of a passenger relative to at least one of the plurality of vehicle components.
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1. A vehicle system, in a host vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of speakers, each associated with one of a plurality of vehicle components, wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicle components includes a vehicle door and wherein the plurality of speakers includes a door speaker associated with the vehicle door; and a processor programmed to select the door speaker to play a sound associated with the vehicle door, wherein the door speaker is selected to play the sound as a result of detecting a location of a passenger outside the host vehicle near the vehicle door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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selecting, in a vehicle, a door speaker, associated with a vehicle door, from among a plurality of speakers to play a sound associated with the vehicle door, wherein the door speaker is selected to play the sound as a result of detecting a location of a passenger outside the vehicle near the vehicle door and further as a result of receiving a plurality of requests received from a mobile device; and playing the sound via the door speaker as a result of selecting the door speaker. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle system, in a host vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of speakers, each associated with one of a plurality of vehicle components, wherein the plurality of vehicle components includes a vehicle door and wherein the plurality of speakers includes a door speaker associated with the vehicle door; and a processor programmed to select the door speaker to play a sound associated with the vehicle door, wherein the door speaker is selected to play the sound as a result of receiving a door request associated with the vehicle door, wherein the door request is received as a result of detecting a location of a passenger near the door. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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