Trailer hitching assistance system including trailer type identification and adaptive interface

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PATENT NO 12151620
APP PUB NO 20230415648A1
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18367057

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A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a controller that identifies at least one of the trailer or a coupling feature of the trailer within image data and determines that the at least one of the trailer or the coupling feature is outside of a target position area relative to the vehicle and outputs an instruction for movement of the vehicle determined to position the one of the trailer or the coupling feature within the target position area in response to identifying at least one indication of a user difficulty in positioning the one of the trailer or the coupling feature within the target position area.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 AMERICAN RD FL4 DEARBORN MI 48126-2701

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Bao, Bo Bloomfield, US 32 60
Niewiadomski, Luke Dearborn, US 87 280
Raeis, Hosseiny Seyed Armin Canton, US 28 51
Trombley, Roger Arnold Ann Arbor, US 92 5207

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