US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on June 30 for "Smart vehicle steering systems with control logic for touchscreen configurable steering wheels" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,126, issued on June 30, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Smart vehicle steering systems with control logic for touchscreen configurable steering wheels" was invented by Trevor Kyle (Farmington Hill, Mich.) and Matthew Bruce (Plymouth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving a key-on command to turn on the vehicle. A touchscreen display interface mounted to a central hub of a steering wheel assembly of the vehicle's steering system displays a wheel angle indicator at a first location and a soft touch controls set at a second location. A...