Vehicle comparison system
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1. A method for a virtual test drive, comprising:
- presenting, on a display device of a computer, a user interface prompting a user to provide one or more parameters of the virtual test drive;
receiving, from an input device of the computer, the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive;
selecting, via a processor of the computer, a simulated route for the virtual test drive based on the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive;
presenting, on the display device, an animation of a depicted vehicle traveling along a portion of the simulated route;
presenting, along with the animation, simulated performance information for more than two different types of vehicles traveling the portion of the simulated route; and
establishing communication between the user and a vehicle dealership upon completion of the animation.
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Abstract
A system for comparing energy usage of different vehicle platforms is provided. The system may include a processor to execute routines stored in a memory device. Further, in one embodiment the routines include routines configured to receive selection of a driving style by a user and to select a virtual test drive based on the received selection. Also, the routines may include routines configured to output the selected virtual test drive and to output a comparison of multiple vehicles having different characteristics based on the selected virtual test drive. Other systems, methods, and manufactures are also disclosed.
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1. A method for a virtual test drive, comprising:
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presenting, on a display device of a computer, a user interface prompting a user to provide one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; receiving, from an input device of the computer, the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; selecting, via a processor of the computer, a simulated route for the virtual test drive based on the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; presenting, on the display device, an animation of a depicted vehicle traveling along a portion of the simulated route; presenting, along with the animation, simulated performance information for more than two different types of vehicles traveling the portion of the simulated route; and establishing communication between the user and a vehicle dealership upon completion of the animation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24)
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13. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing executable instructions stored thereon, the executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to select the animated demonstration from a plurality of animated demonstrations based on a user selection of a driving style; instructions to output an animated demonstration including a depicted vehicle traveling along a route; instructions to output, simultaneous with the output of the animated demonstration, a real-time comparison of simulated operating characteristics for more than two virtual vehicles traveling along the route of the depicted vehicle; and instructions to facilitate communication between the user and a vehicle dealership upon completion of the output of the animated demonstration. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A virtual test drive system, comprising:
an application comprising a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions are stored in a non-transitory memory and configured to be executed by a processor to facilitate operation of a graphical user interface, comprising; a user input mechanism to enable a user to choose a driving style from a plurality of different driving styles using one or more input devices; and a window to present a virtual test drive to the user on one or more display devices, wherein the virtual test drive includes a depiction of a vehicle navigating a simulated route that corresponds to the driving style chosen by the user, wherein the depiction is presented concurrently with simulated performance data for more than two differently powered vehicles navigating the simulated route, wherein the simulated performance data comprises fuel economy, carbon dioxide emissions, and trip cost for each of the differently powered vehicles navigating the simulated route; and a dialog mechanism to establish communication between the user and a vehicle dealership upon completion of the virtual test drive. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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