Vehicle control based on connectivity of a portable device
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1. A system, comprising:
- a vehicle computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to;
detect a portable computing device communicatively coupled to the vehicle computer;
control at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on detecting the portable device, wherein the at least one vehicle operation includes at least one of control of steering, propulsion, and brakes;
request operator input from the portable device; and
end control of the at least one vehicle operation upon failing to receive the input within a predetermined amount of time.
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Abstract
A vehicle computer is programmed to: detect a portable computing device communicatively coupled to the vehicle computer. The vehicle computer is further programmed to control at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the presence of the portable device, the at least one vehicle operation including at least one of control of steering, propulsion, and brakes.
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1. A system, comprising:
a vehicle computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to; detect a portable computing device communicatively coupled to the vehicle computer; control at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on detecting the portable device, wherein the at least one vehicle operation includes at least one of control of steering, propulsion, and brakes; request operator input from the portable device; and end control of the at least one vehicle operation upon failing to receive the input within a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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detecting, in a vehicle computer, a portable device communicatively coupled to the vehicle computer; based at least in part on detecting the portable device, controlling at least one vehicle operation, wherein the at least one vehicle operation includes at least one of control of steering, propulsion, and brakes; requesting operator input from the portable device; and ending control of the at least one vehicle operation upon failing to receive the input within a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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