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Economic cruise control

  • US 9,156,472 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2014
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a vehicle having first and second cruise control modes in which requested acceleration to a target speed is greater in the first mode than in the second mode, the method comprising:

  • commanding, by a controller, a transition to the first cruise control mode in response to vehicle acceleration being less than a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time during an acceleration request while in the second cruise control mode.

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