Ford Patents System For Driverless Engine Revving
There is real joy in experiencing the sound of a raucous exhaust note. Unfortunately for all the drivers out there, cars sound quite different depending on whether you’re actually inside or not. Ford filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that might just solve this problem: a remote-controlled system for revving your engine.
The patent, published by the USPTO on May 5, was initially filed back in November. The filing is incredibly detailed relative to other automotive patents, with pages worth of text describing the system’s intended functions. According to the documents, owners will be able to send a command to their vehicle via a controller of some kind, be that your phone, your key fob, or even voice commands. This command is then processed by the vehicle’s body control module, before a request is passed along to the powertrain control module. The PCM then manipulates the engine to produce sounds as desired. Owners can reportedly ask the car to rev the engine in accordance with a number of different parameters, including up to a specific engine speed, in a specific pattern, or with a different tone than normal.
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