Patent 12122323 was granted and assigned to BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT on October, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for operating a vehicle includes monitoring for a presence of an assigned authorization element in the vehicle during operating the vehicle and operating the vehicle in a secure state when the assigned authorization element is not detected, where a performance parameter of the vehicle is at least temporarily modified in the secure state.