Inventor
LAUFFER SCOTT J
US34 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
31 patentsUS9381915B1Jul 5, 2016
Vehicle side impact control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC27 citations94
US9963035B2May 8, 2018
Removable steering wheel and pedals for autonomous vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC23 citations93
US10202144B2Feb 12, 2019
Vehicle curvature determination
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US9604585B2Mar 28, 2017
Failure management in a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC13 citations84
US9174649B1Nov 3, 2015
Redundancy for automated vehicle operations
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC18 citations84
US9840279B2Dec 12, 2017
Removable steering-wheel assembly for an autonomous vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations83
US10286891B2May 14, 2019
Vehicle parking system failure management
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10108197B2Oct 23, 2018
Deceleration determination of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US9738284B2Aug 22, 2017
Vehicle acceleration determination
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US9598085B2Mar 21, 2017
Regenerative-braking transmission downshift torque limiting
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10549731B2Feb 4, 2020
Electric parking brake for autonomous vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US10207697B2Feb 19, 2019
Movable steering wheel for autonomous vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations72
US9981657B2May 29, 2018
Autonomous vehicle parking and transition to manual control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US10121376B2Nov 6, 2018
Vehicle assistance
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations71
US10726645B2Jul 28, 2020
Vehicle diagnostic operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations68
US9527487B2Dec 27, 2016
Failure tolerant vehicle speed
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations62
US9527489B2Dec 27, 2016
Failure tolerant vehicle speed
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations62
US9254825B2Feb 9, 2016
Regenerative braking control system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations62
US11235802B2Feb 1, 2022
Enhanced vehicle operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations61
US10488863B2Nov 26, 2019
Autonomous vehicle post-fault operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations61
US10246101B2Apr 2, 2019
Driver training system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations60
US12466254B2Nov 11, 2025
Methods and apparatus for determining positions of a stowable pedal assembly
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations57
US12434719B2Oct 7, 2025
Enhanced vehicle activation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations56
US10845800B2Nov 24, 2020
Vehicle software check
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations56
US12030444B2Jul 9, 2024
Selective actuation of vehicle components using two control modules
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations55
US10935476B2Mar 2, 2021
Ball joint sensor
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations53
US10037031B2Jul 31, 2018
Vehicle operation states
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations52
US10883596B2Jan 5, 2021
Remote vehicle control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US10246090B2Apr 2, 2019
Vehicle collision severity mitigation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US9823660B2Nov 21, 2017
System for distance to stop
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations50
US11225238B2Jan 18, 2022
System and method for increasing regenerative braking in a rear-wheel-drive-based platform with four-wheel-drive capability
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations47