Patent 11608081 was granted and assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC on March, 2023 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Systems and methods are provided for identifying an imminent low state of charge of a battery in an autonomous vehicle, and automatically powering down the vehicle before a zero state of charge event occurs. In particular, the autonomous vehicle automatically powers down while there is enough energy in the batteries to restart the vehicle and drive the vehicle a short distance to a charging station.