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Proactive low fuel warning system and method

  • US 8,504,236 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2011
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a fuel sensor determining fuel remaining in a reservoir;

    a navigation system, having a database of fueling stations; and

    a processor coupled to the fuel sensor and the navigation system, the processor being configured to;

    determine from the navigation system, the database, and a fuel efficiency of the vehicle, whether an amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle is sufficient to reach a fueling station;

    determine whether a distance to the fueling station exceeds a user-specified fuel-range safety factor; and

    control operation of the vehicle, responsive to a determination that the distance to the fueling station exceeds the user-specified fuel-range safety factor.

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