СПОСОБ И ТРАНСПОРТНОЕ СРЕДСТВО ДЛЯ ОКАЗАНИЯ СОДЕЙСТВИЯ ВОДИТЕЛЯМ ПРИ СМЕНЕ ПОЛОС ДВИЖЕНИЯ НА ПРОЕЗЖЕЙ ЧАСТИ ДОРОГИ

Изобретение относится к оперативному управлению транспортными средствами, а конкретнее к оказанию содействия водителям при смене полос движения на проезжей части дороги. Способ для оказания содействия смене полосы движения на проезжей части дороги из текущей полосы движения содержит несколько этапов. Вначале определяется возможность передвижения в других полосах движения эффективнее на основании скорости и ускорения других транспортных средств на проезжей части дороги. Затем на ветровом стекле транспортного средства представляется отображение в реальном времени проезжей части, которое изображает конфигурацию проезжей части, транспортное средство и другие транспортные средства. После указания водителя переместиться на другую полосу движения рассчитывается скорость для поддержания транспортным средством. Для перестроения в другую полосу движения транспортного средства указывается на отображении в реальном времени на ветровом стекле, когда это уместно. Повышается безопасность при эксплуатации ...

СПОСОБ РАЗРЕШЁННОЙ ПАРКОВКИ (ВАРИАНТЫ)

Группа изобретений относится к способу определения разрешенной парковки. Способ содержит этапы, на которых классифицируют данные, относящиеся к разрешенной парковке по типам. Данные хранятся в базе данных, расположенной в центральном сервере. Принимают данные местоположения пользователя и времени от идентификатора местоположения. Определяют местоположения одной или более недоступных или неразрешенных парковок и на их основании идентифицируют одно или более потенциально доступных местоположений разрешённой парковки. Уведомляют пользователя о рекомендованной доступной разрешённой парковке и обновляют данные о разрешённой парковке в базе данных. Обеспечивается содействие пользователю в определении потенциально доступной разрешенной парковки. 2 н. и 29 з.п. ф-лы, 9 ил.

УСТРОЙСТВО И СПОСОБ ОБРАБОТКИ ИНФОРМАЦИИ

Группа изобретений относится к устройству и способу обработки информации. Устройство, осуществляющее способ обработки информации, включает в себя блок хранения, выполненный с возможностью хранения местоположения секции запрета автономного вождения на карте в связи с условием освобождения, установленным на основании состояния движения транспортного средства. Блок управления, выполненный с возможностью получения состояния движения транспортного средства, включающего в себя местоположение транспортного средства на карте от транспортного средства посредством связи. Причем блок управления выполнен с возможностью определения, освобождать ли секцию запрета автономного вождения на основании полученного состояния движения транспортного средства, местоположения секции запрета автономного вождения и условия освобождения секции запрета автономного вождения. Обеспечивается освобождение секции запрета автономного вождения, когда причины установления секций запрета автономного вождения устранены. 2 н.

СПОСОБ И СИСТЕМА ПРЕДОСТАВЛЕНИЯ ОТЧЕТА ПОСЛЕ ВОЖДЕНИЯ С ОБУЧЕНИЕМ

Изобретение относится к системам обучения вождению. Способ предоставления отчета после вождения с обучением реализуется посредством процессора транспортного средства. Способ содержит этапы, на которых, пока транспортное средство находится в движении, воздерживаются от представления оповещения, получают указание, что транспортное средство остановлено, определяют, возникает ли состояние, подходящее для представления оповещения, если состояние, подходящее для представления оповещения, возникает, представляют оповещение. Оповещение основано на наблюдаемом взаимодействии между пользователем и транспортным средством. Оповещение предоставляет информацию, касающуюся особенности транспортного средства, которая доступна через взаимодействие, отличное от наблюдаемого взаимодействия между пользователем и транспортным средством. Достигается повышение качества обучения управлению транспортным средством. 3 н. и 7 з.п. ф-лы, 7 ил.

СПОСОБ И СИСТЕМА СБОРА ДАННЫХ С ДАТЧИКОВ

Группа изобретений относится к способу и системе сбора данных с датчиков. Система, осуществляющая способ сбора данных с датчиков, содержит сервер, принимающий данные с датчиков из транспортного средства, и базу данных, которая сохраняет принятые сервером данные. Сервер содержит контроллер сбора данных с датчиков, который обнаруживает общее число транспортных средств, которые передают данные с датчиков, и времена выгрузки данных с датчиков для каждого транспортного средства. На основе обнаруженных времен выгрузки вычисляет значения коррекции времени выгрузки для каждого транспортного средства согласно общему числу транспортных средств. Вычисленные значения коррекции передаются в соответствующие транспортные средства. Обеспечивается передача собранных данных с датчиков в режиме реального времени и уменьшение нагрузки при связи с сервером. 2 н. и 6 з.п. ф-лы. 11 ил.

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ ИНТЕНСИВНОСТИ ДВИЖЕНИЯ С ПОМОЩЬЮ ЭЛЕКТРОННОГО КОНТРОЛЛЕРА, УСТАНОВЛЕННОГО В ТРАНСПОРТНОМ СРЕДСТВЕ

... 1. Способ определения интенсивности движения с помощью электронного контроллера, установленного в транспортном средстве, в котором:с помощью датчика удаленно обнаруживают объекты, находящиеся в зоне наблюдения вокруг оборудованного транспортного средства;определяют положения соседних транспортных средств среди обнаруженных объектов;прогнозируют траекторию движения оборудованного транспортного средства по полосе движения;с помощью электронного контроллера группируют соседние транспортные средства в несколько полос движения, в том числе полосу движения оборудованного транспортного средства и одну или несколько соседних полос движения, по бокам от прогнозируемой траектории;с помощью электронного контроллера определяют дистанцию на полосе движения транспортного средства на основании данных положения самого дальнего транспортного средства на полосе движения оборудованного транспортного средства;с помощью электронного контроллера определяют дистанцию на смежной полосе движения на основании разницы ...

УСТРОЙСТВО НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО СРЕДСТВА И СПОСОБ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО СРЕДСТВА

Группа изобретений относится к направлению транспортного средства. Направление транспортного средства осуществляется следующим образом. Обнаруживаются останавливающиеся транспортные средства, которым не удается проехать светофор (S), в то время как его свет остается зеленым, и получаются характеристики начала движения транспортных средств. На основании характеристик начала движения вычисляется линия одновременного проезда, когда транспортное средство (X), имеющее характеристику начала движения ниже базовой характеристики начала движения, включено в первую полосу (A) движения, и когда транспортное средство, имеющее характеристику начала движения выше характеристик начала движения транспортных средств на первой полосе (A) движения, включено во вторую полосу (B) движения. Линия одновременного проезда включает в себя первую линию (m1), указывающую задний край транспортного средства (X) в хвосте на первой полосе (A) движения, и вторую линию (m2), указывающую задний край в положении остановки ...

ИНФОРМАЦИОННАЯ КОММУНИКАЦИОННАЯ СИСТЕМА, СИСТЕМА УЛУЧШЕНИЯ ОКРУЖАЮЩЕЙ СРЕДЫ И СЕРВЕР, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМЫЙ В НИХ

Информационная коммуникационная система для передачи информации между сервером и множеством транспортных средств содержит множество транспортных средств (100) и сервер (200), выполненный с возможностью связи с множеством транспортных средств (100). Сервер (200) выполнен с возможностью осуществления связи при помощи либо первого режима связи, либо второго режима связи. В первом режиме связи сервер (200) принимает информацию индивидуально от каждого транспортного средства из множества транспортных средств (100) и передает информацию индивидуально на каждое транспортное средство из множества транспортных средств (100). Во втором режиме связи сервер (200) принимает информацию от части транспортных средств из множества транспортных средств (100) и передает информацию на часть транспортных средств из множества транспортных средств (100), при этом информация распространяется среди множества транспортных средств (100) при помощи связи между транспортными средствами. Система позволяет существенно ...

ТРАНСПОРТНОЕ СРЕДСТВО, СПОСОБ И МАТЕРИАЛЬНЫЙ МАШИНОЧИТАЕМЫЙ НОСИТЕЛЬ ДЛЯ ПОМОЩИ НА ПЕРЕКРЕСТКАХ С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРОВАННОЙ СВЯЗИ НА КОРОТКИХ РАССТОЯНИЯХ

СПОСОБ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ДВИЖЕНИЕМ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО СРЕДСТВА И УСТРОЙСТВО УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ДВИЖЕНИЕМ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО СРЕДСТВА

СПОСОБЫ И СИСТЕМЫ ДЛЯ УКАЗАНИЯ УГРОЗЫ ЗА ГОРИЗОНТОМ ДЛЯ ТРАНСПОРТНЫХ СРЕДСТВ

ОБНАРУЖЕНИЕ ОПАСНОСТИ СТОЛКНОВЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО СРЕДСТВА

АДАПТИВНОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ АВТОМОБИЛЬНОЙ СИСТЕМОЙ HVAC (ОТОПЛЕНИЯ, ВЕНТИЛЯЦИИ И КОНДИЦИОНИРОВАНИЯ ВОЗДУХА) С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ ПРОИСХОДЯЩИХ ИЗ РАСПРЕДЕЛЕННОЙ ГРУППЫ ДАННЫХ

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Bestimmen einer Kehrtwendestrategie eines autonomen Fahrzeugs

Eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Bestimmen einer Kehrtwende-Strategie eines Fahrzeugs zum autonomen Fahren sind offenbart. Die Vorrichtung zum Bestimmen einer Kehrtwende-Strategie eines Fahrzeugs zum autonomen Fahren enthält eine Lernvorrichtung, die eine Kehrtwende-Strategie für jede Situation durch Unterteilen von Situationsinformationen, die bei einer Kehrtwende des Fahrzeugs zum autonomen Fahren zu berücksichtigen sind, in Gruppen lernt, und eine Steuerung, die die Kehrtwende-Strategie des Fahrzeugs zum autonomen Fahren basierend auf der durch die Lernvorrichtung gelernten Kehrtwende-Strategie für jede Situation bestimmt.

Verfahren zur Ermittlung von Verkehrsgefahrenpunkten

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung von Verkehrsgefahrenpunkten. Diese umfasst das Ermitteln einer Verkehrsumgebung (40) mittels mindestens eines an einem Kraftfahrzeug angeordneten Sensors, das Ermitteln der Position des Kraftfahrzeugs, das Erzeugen eines Datensatzes (51, 52, 53), der die Verkehrsumgebung (40) und die Position umfasst, das Übermitteln des Datensatzes (51, 52, 53) an ein Rechensystem, und das Ermitteln (60) mindestens eines Verkehrsgefahrenpunktes in dem Rechensystem aus Datensätzen (51, 52, 53) unterschiedlicher Kraftfahrzeuge.

SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR FUßGÄNGERVERWALTUNG

Es sind beispielhafte Systeme und Verfahren zur Fußgängerverwaltung beschrieben. In einer Umsetzung identifiziert ein Verfahren einen Fußgänger, der sich einer bekannten Fußgängerüberwegstelle nähert. Ein Fußgängerverwaltungssystem benachrichtigt ein sich näherndes Fahrzeug, dass der Fußgänger eine Straße vor dem sich nähernden Fahrzeug überqueren möchte. Das sich nähernde Fahrzeug bestimmt, ob der Fußgänger ausreichend Zeit hat, um die Straße vor dem Fahrzeug zu überqueren. Das Fußgängerverwaltungssystem benachrichtigt dann den Fußgänger, ob er die Straße vor dem Fahrzeug überqueren kann.

Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Fahrzeuges

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Fahrzeuges (2). Das Verfahren sieht vor, dass ein fahrstreckenspezifisches Fahrprofil des Fahrzeuges (2) ermittelt und einer zentralen Rechnereinheit (3) zugeführt und auf dieser gespeichert wird, wobei anhand von Fahrprofilen einer Mehrzahl von Fahrzeugen (2) ein Idealfahrprofil (F1) und ein kritisches Fahrprofil (F2) ermittelt werden, die mittels Fahrzeug-zu-Fahrzeug-Kommunikation oder mittels Fahrzeug-zu-Infrastruktur-Kommunikation dem Fahrzeug (2) und weiteren Fahrzeugen (2) zur Ermittlung eines optimalen Fahrbetriebes oder eines fahrkritischen Zustandes zur Verfügung gestellt werden.

Konzept zum Erfassen eines Umfelds eines Kraftfahrzeugs

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Erfassen eines Umfelds eines Kraftfahrzeugs, umfassend: – eine oder mehrere Sensoreinheiten, die jeweils einen oder mehrere Umfeldsensoren zum Erfassen eines Umfelds eines Kraftfahrzeugs und eine Kommunikationsschnittstelle zum drahtlosen Übertragen von der jeweiligen Erfassung entsprechenden Umfeldsensordaten an eine Datenverarbeitungseinrichtung über ein drahtloses Kommunikationsnetzwerk umfassen, so dass die Datenverarbeitungseinrichtung die Umfeldsensordaten und/oder auf den Umfeldsensordaten basierende Umfelddaten über ein weiteres drahtloses Kommunikationsnetzwerk an einen Cloud-Server senden kann. Die Erfindung betrifft ferner ein Kraftfahrzeug, ein Verfahren zum Erfassen eines Umfelds eines Kraftfahrzeugs, ein Verfahren zum Bearbeiten eines Kraftfahrzeugs, ein System zum Erfassen eines Umfelds eines Kraftfahrzeugs sowie ein Computerprogramm.

Rückstauerkennung aus Bewegungsdaten

Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Länge eines Rückstaus (R) von Kraftfahrzeugen (10) an einer Lichtsignalanlage (12) und einer durch den Rückstau (R) bedingten Wartezeit (T), umfassend die Schritte eines Empfangens (20) von Bewegungsdaten (10') von Kraftfahrzeugen (10) mittels einer Datenempfangseinheit (4), eines Ermittelns (22) von Haltevorgängen von Kraftfahrzeugen (10) vor einer Lichtsignalanlage (12) aus den Bewegungsdaten (10') mittels einer Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2), eines Ermittelns (24) der räumlichen und zeitlichen Verteilung der Haltevorgänge der Kraftfahrzeuge (10) mittels der Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2), eines Ermittelns (26) der maximalen Länge des Rückstaus (R) von Kraftfahrzeugen (10) und dessen Zeitpunkt mittels der Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2) sowie eines Erstellens (28) einer Prognose bezüglich eines Auf- und/oder Abbaus des Rückstaus (R) der Kraftfahrzeuge (10) und einer Wartezeit (T) bis zum Durchqueren des Rückstaus (R) mittels der Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2), ...

Zivilschutzsystem

Ein Computer ist dazu programmiert, einen Befehl zum Aussenden einer Warnung zu empfangen; jeweils für eins von einer Vielzahl von Bodenfahrzeugen eine Vielzahl von Routen zu bestimmen; und jedes Bodenfahrzeug anzuweisen, seiner jeweiligen Route zu folgen, während eine Nachricht von den Außenlautsprechern abgespielt wird. Der Computer kann beispielsweise in ein Zivilschutzsystem integriert sein.

Verfahren zur Bestimmung einer Navigationsroute für ein Fahrzeug

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung einer Navigationsroute (110) für ein Fahrzeug (1), bei welchem die nachfolgenden Schritte durchgeführt werden:- Bereitstellen (101) von Straßenabschnitten (115) für die Navigationsroute (110),- Ermitteln (102) wenigstens einer Verkehrsinformation (200) für die Navigationsroute (110), wobei die ermittelte Verkehrsinformation (200) für ein Verkehrsaufkommen auf den Straßenabschnitten (115) spezifisch ist,- Berechnen (103) der Navigationsroute (110) anhand der Straßenabschnitte (115) und der ermittelten Verkehrsinformation (200), Hierbei ist vorgesehen, dass bei dem Berechnen (103) die Straßenabschnitte (115) derart für die Navigationsroute (110) ausgewählt werden, dass die Straßenabschnitte (115) mit höherem Verkehrsaufkommen bevorzugt werden.

Verfahren zur Korrektur eines in einer digitalen Karte hinterlegten Verkehrszeichens

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Korrektur eines in einer digitalen Karte eines Fahrzeuges (1) hinterlegten Verkehrszeichens. Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass wenn ein Fahrzeugnutzer (5) ein in der digitalen Karte hinterlegtes und in einem Anzeigebereich des Fahrzeuges (1) angezeigtes Verkehrszeichen erkennt, welches nicht mit einem für einen Streckenabschnitt des Fahrzeuges (1) geltenden realen Verkehrszeichen (2) übereinstimmt,- mittels des Fahrzeuges (1) eine aufgenommene Sprachmitteilung des Fahrzeugnutzers (5) als Hinweis auf das fehlerhaft hinterlegte Verkehrszeichen sowie diesbezüglich erfasste Sensordaten an eine mit dem Fahrzeug (1) datentechnisch gekoppelte Rechnereinheit (3) übermittelt werden und- nach Überprüfung und Ermittlung, dass das angezeigte Verkehrszeichen nicht mit dem realen Verkehrszeichen (2) übereinstimmt, das in der digitalen Karte hinterlegte Verkehrszeichen mittels der Rechnereinheit (3) korrigiert wird.

SYSTEM ZUM PARALLELEN PUFFERN UND VORVERARBEITEN VON DATENSTRÖMEN AUF GRUNDLAGE EINES KONTEXTES AUF MEHREREN EBENEN IN FAHRZEUGDOMÄNEN

Ein System zum parallelen Puffern und Vorverarbeiten von Datenströmen auf Grundlage eines Kontextes auf mehreren Ebenen in Fahrzeugdomänen beinhaltet eine erste Datenverarbeitungsebene und eine zweite Datenverarbeitungsebene. Die erste Datenverarbeitungsebene beinhaltet einen Puffer der ersten Ebene, der dazu gestaltet ist, Daten zu puffern, die aus einer Mehrzahl von Rohdatenströmen bereitgestellt werden, die von einer Mehrzahl von Fahrzeugen ausgegeben werden. Die zweite Datenverarbeitungsebene beinhaltet ein elektronisches Aufgaben-Warteschlangen-Verzeichnis(TQD)-Modul und eine Mehrzahl von Datenverarbeitungspuffern der zweiten Ebene. Das TQD-Modul ist dazu gestaltet, eine Mehrzahl von Aufgaben in Reaktion auf ein Empfangen eines seriellen Datenstroms zu erstellen, der aus dem Puffer der ersten Ebene ausgegeben wird. Das TQD-Modul ist des Weiteren dazu gestaltet, jede Aufgabe einem entsprechenden Puffer der zweiten Ebene zuzuweisen und den seriellen Datenstrom in einzelne Datenwerte ...

FAHRBEWERTUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Eine Fahrbewertungsvorrichtung (5), die konfiguriert ist, um einen Fahrstatus eines Fahrers zu bewerten, der einen mobilen Körper in einem voreingestellten Bestimmungsbereich fährt, umfasst: eine Informationserfassungseinheit (202), die konfiguriert ist, um Positionsinformation und Fahrgeschwindigkeitsinformation des mobilen Körpers basierend auf GPS-Signalen zu erfassen, die von einem GPS-Empfänger empfangen werden, der an einem vom Fahrer getragenen mobilen Endgerät vorgesehen ist oder an dem mobilen Körper vorgesehen ist; eine Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitungsbestimmungseinheit (203), die konfiguriert ist, um eine Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitungsbestimmung durchzuführen, um, basierend auf der Positionsinformation und der Fahrgeschwindigkeitsinformation des mobilen Körpers, die mit der Informationserfassungseinheit erfasst werden, zu bestimmen, ob eine Fahrgeschwindigkeit des mobilen Körpers in dem Bestimmungsbereich eine vorbestimmte Fahrgeschwindigkeit überschreitet; und eine Fahrbewertungseinheit ...

DRAHTLOSE KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND DRAHTLOSES KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN

Eine Vorrichtung, die Informationen, die von einem Masterknoten übertragen werden oder an den Masterknoten adressiert sind, überträgt, umfasst eine Erzeugungseinheit, die einen Beurteilungswert erzeugt, der eine logische Nähe zu dem Masterknoten darstellt; eine Übertragungseinheit, die den Beurteilungswert an/von anderen Vorrichtungen sendet/empfängt; und eine Kommunikationseinheit, die, wenn diese Vorrichtung eine Vorrichtung ist, die dem Masterknoten innerhalb eines Kommunikationsbereichs logisch am nächsten ist, Informationen mit dem Masterknoten als eine Übertragungsquelle an andere Vorrichtungen überträgt oder Informationen, die an den Masterknoten adressiert sind, von den anderen Vorrichtungen empfängt; ansonsten Informationen, die an den Masterknoten adressiert sind, an die logisch nächste Vorrichtung überträgt oder Informationen mit dem Masterknoten als ein Übertragungsziel von der logisch nächsten Vorrichtung empfängt.

System und Verfahren zur dynamischen, ortsselektiven Erfassung von Verkehrsdaten

Die vorliegende Erfindung umfasst ein System zur dynamischen, ortsselektiven Erfassung von Verkehrsdaten. Das System umfasst eine Vielzahl von Fahrzeugen, wobei jedes Fahrzeug zumindest ein Sensor, der Verkehrsdaten erfassen kann, aufweist. Das System umfasst zudem zumindest einen Backend-Server, der ausgestaltet ist, selektiv Fahrzeuge, die sich in einem definierbaren Gebiet aufhalten, aufzufordern, Verkehrsdaten durch den zumindest einen Sensor zu erfassen und an den Backend-Server zu übermitteln.

Verfahren zur Anzeige von Verkehrsinformationen

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Ermitteln und Ausgeben einer Verkehrsvergleichsinformation für ein erstes Fahrzeug (1) mit den Schritten: – Ermitteln (S1) einer aktuellen Fahrzeugposition des ersten Fahrzeugs (1), – Vorgeben (S2) zumindest eines Vergleichsparameters, – Vorgeben (S3) einer Vergleichsreferenz, die das erste Fahrzeug (1) oder ein anderes Fahrzeug (5) oder eine Vielzahl anderer Fahrzeuge (5) ist, – Ermitteln (S4) eines ersten Wertes des jeweiligen Vergleichsparameters für das erste Fahrzeug (1) abhängig von der Fahrzeugposition, – Ermitteln (S5) eines zweiten Wertes des jeweiligen Vergleichsparameters für die Vergleichsreferenz abhängig von der Fahrzeugposition, – Ermitteln (S6) der Verkehrsvergleichsinformation auf Basis des ersten und des zweiten Wertes, – Ausgeben (S9) der Verkehrsvergleichsinformation, wobei der Vergleichsparameter zumindest auf einem der folgenden Elemente basiert: Aktueller Treibstoffverbrauch, durchschnittlicher Treibstoffverbrauch auf einer ...

Verfahren zum Ermitteln von Umgebungsdaten, die eine vorbestimmte Messgröße in einer Umgebung eines Kraftfahrzeugs beschreiben, sowie Steuervorrichtung für ein Kraftfahrzeug und Kraftfahrzeug

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Ermitteln von Umgebungsdaten (14), die eine vorbestimmte Messgröße einer Umgebung (15) eines Kraftfahrzeugs (10) beschreiben, wobei durch eine Steuervorrichtung (16) des Kraftfahrzeugs (10) in dem Kraftfahrzeug (10) aus einer digitalen Karte (17) der Umgebung (15) in Abhängigkeit von einer aktuellen Fahrzeugposition (19) des Kraftfahrzeugs (10) ein Kartenausschnitt (18) festgelegt wird und der Kartenausschnitt (18) in Kartensegmente (20) eingeteilt wird und zu jedem Kartensegment (20) aus einer fahrzeugexternen Servervorrichtung (12) mittels einer Kommunikationseinrichtung des Kraftfahrzeugs (10) die Umgebungsdaten (14) empfangen werden. Die Erfindung sieht vor, dass eine Größe jedes Kartensegments (20) jeweils als Funktion von zumindest einer Eigenschaft eines von dem Kartensegment (20) abgedeckten Teilgebiets der Umgebung (15) und/oder einer geplanten oder prädizierten Fahrtroute (22) des Kraftfahrzeugs (10) festgelegt wird und die Umgebungsdaten ...

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Aktualisierung von Verkehrsinformation

Es wird ein Verfahren (200) zur Aktualisierung von Information bezüglich einer bereits detektierten Verkehrssituation beschrieben. Das Verfahren (200) umfasst das Ermitteln (201) einer Anzahl von Fahrzeugen (120), die einen Ort der detektierten Verkehrssituation passiert haben und deren Sensordaten die detektierte Verkehrssituation nicht anzeigen. Außerdem umfasst das Verfahren (200) das Bestimmen (202), auf Basis der ermittelten Anzahl von Fahrzeugen (120), ob die detektierte Verkehrs situation weiterhin besteht.

Verfahren und System zum Ermitteln bestimmter Zustandsinformationen für wenigstens eine geographische Position mithilfe autonomer oder teilautonomer Fahrzeuge

Es wird ein Verfahren zum Ermitteln bestimmter Zustandsinformationen für wenigstens eine geografische Position mithilfe autonomer oder teilautonomer Fahrzeuge beschrieben,wobei wenigstens ein autonomes oder teilautonomes Fahrzeug (100) während einer Fahrt Informationen aus seinem Umfeld (400) mithilfe wenigstens eines Umfeldsensors (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117) erfasst und anhand der dabei gewonnenen Informationen eine Planung seiner aktuellen Fahrtrajektorie (101) durchführt, undwobei das wenigstens eine Fahrzeug (100) während eines durch eine aktuelle Verkehrssituation, ein Verkehrszeichen oder eine andere Verkehrseinrichtung (408) bedingten Stillstands mithilfe seines wenigstens einen Umfeldsensors (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117) bestimmte Zusatzinformationen aus seinem Umfeld (400) erfasst, welche nicht zur Planung seiner aktuellen Fahrtrajektorie (101) verwendet werden. Dabei übermittelt das wenigstens eine Fahrzeug (100) die ermittelten Zusatzinformationen zusammen mit einer ...

Verfahren, Computerprogramm und Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von durch ein Kraftfahrzeug erfassten Daten

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren, ein Computerprogramm mit Instruktionen und eine Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung von durch ein Kraftfahrzeug erfassten Daten. Die Erfindung betrifft weiterhin ein Kraftfahrzeug sowie ein Backend, in denen ein erfindungsgemäßes Verfahren oder eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung eingesetzt wird. In einem ersten Schritt wird ein von einem Kraftfahrzeug erfasstes Datum empfangen (10). Anschließend wird eine zeitliche Verschleierung auf das empfangene Datum angewendet (11). Für die zeitliche Verschleierung wird dabei ein zeitlich segmentiertes Verschleierungsintervall verwendet. Das verschleierte Datum wird schließlich zur weiteren Verarbeitung weitergegeben (12). Die zeitliche Verschleierung kann innerhalb des Kraftfahrzeugs oder in einem mit dem Kraftfahrzeug in Verbindung stehenden Backend erfolgen.

Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Dämpfers eines Eigen-Kraftfahrzeugs

Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Dämpfers (10) eines Eigen-Kraftfahrzeugs (2), über den ein Rad (6) des Eigen-Kraftfahrzeugs (2) mit einem Aufbau des Eigen-Kraftfahrzeugs (2) verbunden ist, wobei von mindestens einem Fremd-Kraftfahrzeug (4), das mindestens einen Sensor (12) aufweist, mit dem eine Beschaffenheit einer Oberfläche einer Fahrbahn (8) zu erfassen ist, die Beschaffenheit der Oberfläche eines Abschnitts einer von dem mindestens einen Fremd-Kraftfahrzeug (4) befahrenen Fahrbahn (8) erfasst und Informationen zu der Beschaffenheit des befahrenen Abschnitts der Fahrbahn (8) per Funk an eine zentrale Datenbank (18) übermittelt und von der zentralen Datenbank (18) gesammelt werden, wobei die Informationen von der zentralen Datenbank (18) per Funk an das Eigen-Kraftfahrzeug (2) übermittelt werden, bevor das Eigen-Kraftfahrzeug (2) den Abschnitt befährt, wobei vorgesehen ist, dass der Dämpfer (10) des Eigen-Kraftfahrzeugs (2) weich eingestellt ist, wobei für den Fall, dass aufgrund der Informationen ...

Verfahren zum Übertragen eines Umgebungsmodells

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Übertragen eines Umgebungsmodells (1) wobei eine erste Station (2) das Umgebungsmodell (1) von einer zweiten Station (3) anfordert, das Umgebungsmodell (1) aus Kacheln (4) gebildet ist und eine Umgebung (5) der ersten Station (2) und/oder der zweiten Station (3) beschreibt, und eine Auflösung der Kacheln (4) von der ersten Station (2) gewählt wird.

Bildübermittlungsprogramm, Bildübermittlungsvorrichtung und Bildübermittlungsverfahren

Offenbart wird ein Bildübermittlungsprogramm, welches an einer Fahrzeug-eigenen Vorrichtung, die in einem Fahrzeug (10) angebracht ist, aufweisend eine Bildgebungseinheit (200), die dazu konfiguriert ist, eine Umgebung des Fahrzeugs (10) abzubilden, um ein Bild zu erlangen, und eine Kommunikationseinheit (300), die dazu konfiguriert ist, eine Kommunikation mit einem Informationszentrum (500A, 500B) durchzuführen, ausgeführt wird. Das Bildübermittlungsprogramm enthält einen Bilderlangungsschritt, wobei basierend darauf, ob ein der Kreuzung zugewandtes Markierungsziel prominent ist, oder ob nicht, verursacht wird, das die Bildgebungseinheit (200) ein eine Kreuzung betreffendes Bild erlangt, und einen Übermittlungsschritt, wobei verursacht wird, das die Kommunikationseinheit (300) das erlangte Bild zu dem Informationszentrum (500A, 500B) übermittelt.

System und Verfahren zur Vorhersage von Gefahren auf Fahrspurebene

Ein computerimplementiertes Verfahren zur Fahrspurgefahrenvorhersage beinhaltend Empfangen von Fahrzeugdaten von einer Vielzahl von Fahrzeugen, die jeweils zur Computerkommunikation ausgerüstet sind. Jedes Fahrzeug in der Vielzahl von Fahrzeugen fährt entlang eines Straßennetzes, das eine Vielzahl von Fahrspuren beinhaltet, und jede Fahrspur in der Vielzahl von Fahrspuren beinhaltet eine Vielzahl von Zellen auf Fahrspurebene, wobei jede Zelle auf Fahrspurebene einen bestimmten Abschnitt einer Fahrspur in der Vielzahl von Fahrspuren beinhaltet. Das Verfahren beinhaltet Integrieren der Fahrzeugdaten in die Vielzahl von Zellen auf Fahrspurebene, und für jede Zelle auf Fahrspurebene in der Vielzahl von Zellen auf Fahrspurebene Berechnen einer Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass eine Gefahr in Bezug auf die Zelle auf Fahrspurebene besteht, basierend auf den Fahrzeugdaten, die mit der Zelle auf Fahrspurebene, einer benachbarten vorgelagerten Zelle und einer benachbarten nachgelagerten Zelle assoziiert sind ...

Vehicle-sided traffic-adaptive assistance system controlling method for use in control device, involves evaluating two spatially and/or temporally sections of road from environment information and selecting parameters for controlling system

The method involves evaluating two spatially and/or temporally different sections of road (A1, A2) from environment information by a model-supported observer (B). Parameters as a function of average value and gradient of speed and/or traffic value of the sections of road are selected for controlling a traffic-adaptive assistance system based on the evaluation output of the sections of road. The information is obtained using data of a vehicle-sided sensor and/or wirelessly data transmitted into the vehicle by a vehicle-vehicle communication or infrastructure-vehicle communication. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a computer program product with program codes that are stored on a computer-readable data medium for executing a method of controlling a vehicle-sided traffic-adaptive assistance system (2) an automatic vehicle interval control in a vehicle (3) a speed control in a vehicle.

Apparatus and method for providing an advised driving speed

Apparatus and method for determining an advised driving speed

Methods and systems for generating expected speeds of travel

Driving management system,driving management method, and program

Pothole monitoring

Data received from a vehicle-mounted telematics device comprises accelerometer data and corresponding vehicle location data. The data (processed to be indicative of a roughness of said road) is applied to a model relating roughness data to pothole occurrence to derive a pothole forecast. The model is generated from stored roughness data derived from similarly processed accelerometer data sampled from roads with known pothole occurrence. The processing may comprise determining vertical acceleration size and frequency. The data may be filtered to remove periodic or background accelerations indicating road surface of traffic calming features. Data inputs to the model may comprise combined vertical acceleration data per unit length of road and vehicle speed and outputs may comprise an expected rate of pothole occurrence per unit length. Also disclosed is receiving a pothole forecast for a road at a vehicle and outputting an indication to a driver where it indicates a probability of pothole ...

Methods and systems for automatically detecting and responding to dangerous road conditions

Adaptive beaconing for vehicular networks

A means for controlling the periodic transmission of beacon messages from a vehicular network station at a vehicle. At least one parameter is determined pertaining to the vehicle 10 and/or another vehicle 20 having an associated vehicular network station. The transmission periodicity of the beacon messages is updated in accordance with one or more of: a reaction distance; a slowing distance that identifies a distance determined for the vehicle 10 to decelerate from a current velocity to a velocity of the other vehicle 20; a positioning error; a latency for communications; whether a determined distance between the vehicle 10 and the other vehicle 20 is less than a minimum distance; and increasing the periodicity of the periodic transmission in response to a reduction in a determined distance between the vehicle 10 and the other vehicle 20. The invention seeks to set transmission periodicity at an appropriate value to maintain or improve safety whilst mitigating unnecessary resource utilisation ...

Systems and methods for interactive vehicle transport networks

Identify traffic incidents using acceleration and location data

A method of improving driver safety is claimed. In a first embodiment acceleration and location data from a plurality of vehicle is measured (50). This first data, or second data derived from the first data is categorized to identify incidents where the data exceeds predetermined levels which may indicated excessive braking, acceleration or swerving (52). The data is then transferred to a storage device (54) and locations with high occurrences of incidents are identified (76) and used to improve driver safety preferably by sending information to the driver (80). The first data may include speed and time information. Acceleration data may include data measured in three directions. The incident data may be used by road planners to identify traffic flows or priorities on a road (78).

Telematics system and associated method

Systems and methods for vehicular application of traffic flow

A host vehicle 200 configured to detect pass events performed by adjacent vehicles 203, i.e. vehicles occupying a lane aligned with the direction of the host (301a-c). Pass events include passed events (when the host vehicle is passed by an adjacent vehicle) and passing events (when the host vehicle passes an adjacent vehicle). The host vehicle counts passing vehicles, compares this to a determined pass history threshold and generates a display alert if the threshold is exceeded. In other embodiments the host vehicle writes a history of both passed and passing vehicle events. This pass history may be over a timespan determined based on a speed value. The passed and passing events may be weighted in importance based on the lane position of the vehicle relative to the host. An unusually high number of passed events versus passing events indicate that the host vehicle is impeding traffic. An unusually high number of passing events versus passed events indicate that the host vehicle is traveling ...

Method and system of mapping emissions

Information is received about a network of vehicles comprising location and emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx, a pollutant). For each vehicle, a travel path, and emission along that path, is predicted. The location and an indication of the emission is displayed on a digital map 102, and also the predicted path and predicted emission. A route may be generated to minimise exposure to emission, so that the air is cleaner on that route. The real-time location and NOx emission information, and the predicted information, may be presented as separate layers on the digital map, or as a single layer. The emission information may be colour-coded. The method may be used as part of a navigational system. The location and emission information may be received directly from each vehicle in the network (e.g. through V2V or DSRC), or via a database. The vehicles may measure emissions using onboard sensors 106.

Traffic light estimation

Among other things, we describe techniques for traffic light estimation using range sensors. A planning circuit of a vehicle traveling on a first drivable region that forms an intersection with a second drivable region receives information sensed by a range sensor of the vehicle. The information represents a movement state of an object through the intersection. A traffic signal at the intersection controls movement of objects through the intersection. The planning circuit determines a state of the traffic signal at the intersection based, in part, on the received information. A control circuit controls an operation of the vehicle based, in part, on the state of the traffic signal at the intersection ...

Method for transmitting an environment model

Method for transmitting environment model 10, 11, where first station 2 (e.g. vehicle) requests environment model 10, 11 from second station 3 (e.g. vehicle), where environment model 10, 11 is made of tiles 4 and describes the environment around the stations 2, 3 (vehicles). Tile resolution is also requested. Resolution selection may depend on the distance between the environment being requested and the requesting station (vehicle), or on available storage capacity. First station 2 may plan a path, the environment model comprising all tiles 4 on the planned route. A first set of low resolution tiles may be requested initially, to be replaced later by high resolution tiles. Resolution steps may differ by integral multiples. Tiles 4 may contain many cells 7, each cell 7 having occupancy probability. Tiles 4 may be GridTiles. The environment model may be created by environment sensors on the stations / vehicles.

Method for detecting traffic anomaly of urban road based on peak hour traffic flow rate

Spatial-temporal division based on peak hour traffic flow rate is used in the detection of a traffic anomaly. A spatial-temporal subzone is created by dividing one day into several time segments of 30 minutes, each defined as a time subzone; dividing one implemented area into several spatial segments of 200m x 200m or 400m x 400 m according as the peak hour flow rate is greater or less than 1000 vehicles per hour, each defined as a spatial subzone; and defining an intersection of one time subzone and one spatial subzone as a spatial-temporal subzone. Historical and real-time GNSS positioning data of floating vehicles is respectively pre-processed into sampled vehicle speed data relating to historical and real-time trajectories. These are used in a finite mixed modelling method to establishing respective historical and real-time travel speed probability distributions. Jensen-Shannon divergence is then used to measure a difference between said probability distributions and an anomaly index ...

Vehicle management system, vehicle-mounted device, vehicle management method, and program

This vehicle-mounted device, mounted in a host vehicle, identifies another vehicle from an image of the surroundings of the host vehicle as captured by an image capture device. The vehicle-mounted device then detects identification information about another vehicle located within a vehicle-to-vehicle communication range of the host vehicle, on the basis of a signal received from a vehicle-mounted device of the other vehicle via vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The vehicle-mounted device in the host vehicle then determines whether the acquired identification information is associated with the vehicle identified from the image.

Methods and systems for determining estimated travel times through a navigable network

Determining Road Safety

Adaptive transit resource allocation

A method of providing adaptive transit resource allocation may include receiving journey planning information from a mobile device. The method may include generating one or more routes based on the journey planning information. The method may include providing the one or more routes and details associated with each of the routes to the mobile device. The method may include receiving a selection of one of the one or more routes from the mobile device. The method may include analyzing the selection and selected routes from a number of other mobile devices. The method may include adjusting an allocation of transit resources based on the analysis.

TRAFFIC DATA ADMINSTRATION AND SIMULATION SYSTEM

Verfahren zur Bestimmung einer Verkehrssituation

Bei einem Verfahren zur Bestimmung einer Verkehrssituation wird vorgeschlagen, dass -von einer Sensoreinheit (1) eines ersten Verkehrsteilnehmers (2) Sensordaten der Relativbewegung zweiter Verkehrsteilnehmer (3) gemessen werden, - einer Auswerteeinheit (4) des ersten Verkehrsteilnehmers (2) Bewegungsdaten des ersten Verkehrsteilnehmers (2) zugeführt werden, -von der Auswerteeinheit (4) basierend auf den Sensordaten und den Bewegungsdaten Verkehrssituationsdaten ermittelt werden, - die Verkehrssituationsdaten mittels einer Übermittlungseinheit (5) des ersten Verkehrsteilnehmers (2) an eine Verkehrsleiteinrichtung (6) übermittelt werden.

Notrufsystem

Verfahren zum Betrieb eines automatischen Fahrzeug-Datenkommunikationssystems, bei dem Straßenverkehrsfahrzeuge (1, 2, 3) über fahrzeugeigene Kommunikationseinheiten (11) eine automatische Datenkommunikation untereinander und/oder mit Infrastruktureinrichtungen(4) und/oder anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern durchführen, wobei Daten über einen Verkehrsunfall, an dem wenigstens ein erstes Straßenverkehrsfahrzeug (1), das als Teilnehmer des Fahrzeug-Datenkommunikationssystems ausgebildet ist, beteiligt ist, automatisch erfasst und an eine Rettungsleitstellte übermittelt werden, wobei die Unfallbeteiligung und/oder sonstige den Verkehrsunfall charakterisierende Daten des ersten Straßenverkehrsfahrzeugs von wenigstens einem anderen Teilnehmer des Fahrzeug-Datenkommunikationssystems, der nicht an dem Verkehrsunfall beteiligt ist, direkt oder indirekt aufgrund einer Erkennung von in Systemen des ersten Straßenverkehrsfahrzeugs enthaltenen Daten erfasst und in Form eines Notrufs an die Rettungsleitstelle ...

Kraftfahrzeug

Beieinem Kraftfahrzeug umfassend eine Regeleinheit (2) zum Ausgeben von Stellgrößen zum Steuern des Kraftfahrzeuges, und eine Kommunikationseinheit (10), wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Regeleinheit (2) ein Situationsinterpretationsmodul (3), ein Beurteilungsmodul (4) und ein Regelungsmodul (5) umfasst, dass die Kommunikationseinheit (10) mit dem Situationsinterpretationsmodul (3) und dem Beurteilungsmodul (4) gekoppelt und ausgebildet ist, von einem übergeordneten Verkehrsleitsystem Vorgabedaten (7) zu empfangen und Reservedaten (8) bezüglich der Bewegungsmöglichkeiten des Kraftfahrzeuges an das übergeordnete Verkehrsleitsystem zu senden, dass das Situationsinterpretationsmodul (3) ausgebildet ist, anhand von Eingangsparametern (6) ein Situationsmodell mit Modellparametern zu erstellen und aus dem Situationsmodell die Reservedaten (8) zu ermitteln, dass das Beurteilungsmodul (4) eingangseitig mit dem Situationsinterpretationsmodul (3) gekoppelt ist und ausgebildet ist, anhand zumindest eines ...

Method for determining and/or estimating away-referred property, affecting the travel on the road

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Ermittlung und/oder Schätzung einer wegbezogenen Eigenschaft, die die Fortbewegung, insbesondere das Fahrverhalten auf dem Weg (1) beeinflusst, gekennzeichnet durch zumindest zwei, vorzugsweise zumindest drei, der Schritte (a) bis (d): (a) Bereitstellen von ersten Daten (d1), die mittels Sensoren (3) durch direkte oder indirekte Interaktion mit dem Weg (1) und/oder mittels in Fahrzeugen (2) und/oder in Bekleidungsstücken und/oder in Sportgeräten integrierten Sensoren (3) und/oder mittels entlang des Weges (1) angeordneten Sensoren (13) gewonnen werden, (b) Bereitstellen von zweiten Daten (d2), wobei die zweiten Daten (d2) meteorologische Daten sind, (c) Bereitstellen von dritten Daten (d3), die durch eine Straßenverwaltung (7), insbesondere durch Räum- und/oder Streufahrzeuge (6), bereitgestellt werden; (d) Bereitstellen von vierten Daten (d4), wobei die vierten Daten (d4) Informationen über den baulichen Zustand, insbesondere die Oberflächenbeschaffenheit ...

Real-time optimization of autonomous vehicle routes

Techniques are provided to improve routing of autonomous vehicles through highly congested areas. In some embodiments, routes that include sequences of timed space reservations are provided to autonomous vehicles by a route reservation system. In some embodiments, the route reservation system detects route alteration states (including but not limited to an arrival of an autonomous vehicle at a waiting area), determines a new route for the autonomous vehicle that passes through the highly congested area, and transmits the new route to the autonomous vehicle for navigating from the waiting area to an endpoint.

Systems and methods for analyzing and adjusting road conditions

Attorney Docket No.: 20615-D066WO00 Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and systems for adjusting road conditions. The system includes a communication interface configured to receive driving information indicative of vehicle driving records on a road. The road includes first and second direction lanes. The 5 system includes a storage configured to store preset parameters. The system includes a processor configured to divide the road into road segments and determine a first traffic congestion index and a second traffic congestion index for the first direction lane and the second direction lane, respectively, based on the driving information associated with each road segment and the preset parameters. The processor is configured to determine a directional imbalance index for the road 10 based on the first and second traffic congestion indices. The processor is configured to provide an instruction to adjust the first direction lane and/or the second direction lane of the road based ...

Adaptive traffic control using vehicle trajectory data

Attorney Docket No. 20615-D081WOOO Embodiments of the disclosure provide traffic control systems and methods. The traffic control system may include a communication interface configured to receive vehicle trajectory data acquired by sensors and traffic control data from traffic signal controllers. 5 The traffic control system may further include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to detect an abnormal traffic condition. The at least one processor may be further configured to optimize an online traffic control scheme based on the vehicle trajectory data by adjusting green splits for a plurality of phases. The at least one processor may be also configured to provide, in real-time, the optimized online traffic control 10 scheme to a traffic signal controller for generating traffic control signals.

Method and apparatus for collecting traffic information using a probe car

Systems and methods for recommending an estimated time of arrival

A system and a method for determining an estimated time of arrival (ETA) for a route, based on a model of ETA. The system may perform the method to obtain a first electrical signal associated with at least one route having at least one road section (310); generate and save first structured data of at least one global feature vector and at least one historical duration associated with the at least one route based on the first electrical signal (320); generate second structured data of a model of ETA by training the model based on the at least one global feature vector and the at least one historical duration (330); and save the second structured data of the model of ETA in the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium (340).

System for providing a city planning tool

A system and method for generating traffic reports is described. The system receives a set of inputs specifying at least a geographical region, a first period of time, and a second period of time. The system then identifies one or more streets within at least a threshold proximity of the specified geographical region and aggregates traffic information for the one or more streets over the first period of time and the second period of time, respectively. Further, the system generates a traffic report for the geographical region based at least in part on a comparison of the aggregated traffic information for the first period of time with the aggregated traffic information for the second period of time.

On-demand roadway stewardship system

An on-demand, crowdsourced, roadway stewardship system with video reporting features is disclosed. The invention described herein is comprised of a system that allows users with mobile device cameras to record and report roadway safety incidents, traffic violations, crimes and infrastructure problem. Users are encouraged to become stewards by engaging in the system's rewards program. An on-demand style cloud infrastructure is presented which speeds up video processing and citations. Objects of the invention are to enhance safety and increase public participation in safety.

Information processing apparatus, information process system, and information process method

According to one embodiment, generally, an information processing apparatus includes a vehicle detector, a stopped vehicle evaluator, a parked-vehicle evaluator, and a determiner. The vehicle detector detects a vehicle from a captured image by an imaging device mounted in a probe vehicle. The stopped-vehicle evaluator calculates a stopped vehicle evaluation value based on one or more stopped-vehicle conditions. The parked-vehicle evaluator calculates a parked-vehicle evaluation value based on one or more parked vehicle conditions. The determiner determines whether the vehicle is stopped or parked based on both the evaluation values. 11 13 BM 12 ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE INSURANCE RISK OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR USING GPS TRACKING AND MACHINE LEARNING

Methods, devices, and systems for tracking an asset are provided. In particular, a device is provided that includes a processor; a wide-area network radio; an accelerometer; a physical interface; and a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions. The processor captures first data from the accelerometer. The processor captures second data from 0 one or more sensors via the physical interface. The processor captures location data. The processor sends the first data, the second data, and the location data to a network location. The processor receives an overall risk level based on the first data, the second data, the location data, and external data. The processor determines the overall risk level exceeds a threshold. The processor records event occurrence data in a database. cc 00(. CN m7 ...

ENHANCED VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEM

Rideshare cars operate within a network and each includes a car-camera device which allows each car driver to communicate with each other. The car-camera device uses object and facial recognition software to locate objects, people, sounds, QR codes and gestures, inside and outside the car and responds accordingly, providing a corrective action. The car-camera devices perform functions to ensure that both riders and drivers of rideshare services and drivers of car- share services are safe and can communicate with each other, before, during, and after a ride or drive.

EARLY WARNING AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Among other things, equipment is located at an intersection of a transportation network. The equipment includes an input to receive data from a sensor oriented to monitor ground transportation entities at or near the intersection. A wireless communication device sends to a device of one of the ground transportation entities, a warning about a dangerous situation at or near the intersection, there is a processor and a storage for instructions executable by the processor to perform actions including the following. A machine learning mode! is stored that can predict behavior of ground transportation entities at or near the intersection at a current time. The machine learning model is based on training data about previous motion and related behavior of ground transportation entities at or near the intersection. Current motion data received from the sensor about ground transportation entities at or near the intersection is applied to the machine learning model to predict imminent behaviors of ...

TRAVELING ASSISTANCE METHOD AND TRAVELING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

This travel assistance method: detects a vehicle (52) and objects around a host vehicle (51); sets a blind spot area (55) for the detected vehicle (52); identifies, from among the detected objects, objects (53, 54) located within the blind spot area; and predicts movement of the detected vehicle (52) on the basis of the identified objects (53, 54).

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING TRAFFIC FLOW USING CONNECTED VEHICLE DATA

Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods of traffic management in a road network including pathways and at least one intersection. In at least one embodiment, the method comprises receiving data signals from corresponding one or more connected vehicles and generating an intersection model for each approach of each intersection at a first time, where the intersection model comprises estimated arrival times for incoming vehicles at each approach. The method further comprises generating at the first time, for each intersection, candidate traffic timing data signals based at least on the intersection model corresponding to all approaches at the intersection, and generating, at the first time, for each intersection, an optimized traffic timing data signal, which is configured to control the operation of one or more traffic signals at the intersection, and is generated based on the candidate traffic timing data signals and a predetermined optimization variable.

SPARSE MAP FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for determining a traffic condition. The systems may perform the methods to: obtain a length of a road segment, where an upstream intersection and a downstream intersection is linked by the road segment; determine a first queue length of a queue on the road segment at a first time point and a second queue length of the queue at a second time point; determine a duration of the second queue length, based on a cycle length of the first traffic light corresponding to the downstream intersection, a cycle length of the second traffic light corresponding to the upstream intersection, a free-flow speed corresponding to the road segment, a back-propagation wave speed corresponding to the road segment, and the first queue length; and determine whether the second queue length exceeds the length of the road segment.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE SAFETY ASSESSMENT

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for assessing transportation service safety. The systems may receive transportation service data of a service order in an order time duration from one or more signal transmission devices relating to the service order; obtain, from a database, historical data relating to a driver of a vehicle of the service order, and one or more passengers of the service order; determine, a safety score of the service order at a current time point, based on the historical data, the transportation service data, and one or more characteristics of the service order; and determine whether a dangerous condition occurs at the current time based on the safety score.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEGAL PARKING

The various embodiments herein provide a system and method for a parking zone mapping, storing and alerting a user for a legal parking to avoid parking violations. The system comprises a location identifier, an accelerometer, a unified database, a data processing module and a display apparatus. The unified database resides in a central server. The unified database is synchronized with the location identifier. The data processing module is connected to the location identifier and the unified database through a communication medium. The data processing module is further connected to the accelerometer. The display apparatus is connected to the data processing module.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING HIGH RELEVANT TRAVEL RELATED CONTENT TO MOBILE DEVICES

A mobile computing implemented platform is provided that enables the generation, and delivery of highly relevant content to the mobile device of a driver. The content is filtered based on the current location and direction of the driver, and content is generated and filtered based a crowd sourced model where a plurality of users who are driving within a similar locations are linked to one another via the platform for improved discovery of traffic conditions, and improved determination of user interest based on collective interest of the plurality of users. Various intelligent features are enabled by the platform.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING WEATHER PERFORMANCE FOR A VEHICLE

Systems and methods for obtaining data about road conditions as they pertain to an individual vehicle, using this information to build a model of vehicle behavior as a function of its environment, and aggregating information concerning multiple vehicles along with data from other sources in order to predict vehicle behavior in future environments.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM FOR USE ON SCHOOL BUSES

A photographic system for use on school buses allowing traffic authorities to issue citations for violations of school bus traffic laws which require drivers to stop when a school bus turns on its flashers. Doppler devices are activated when the flashers are turned on. The Doppler devices detect for vehicle motion and speed facilitating a camera to take a series of snapshots. The snapshots along with locational and time data are sent to the authorities. The photographic system is designed to improve awareness and safety around school buses when loading and unloading school children.

DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, VEHICLE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Provided is a technology that, when an unmanned haulage vehicle and a manned haulage vehicle are allowed to exist together and are subjected to fleet operations management, can provide driving assistance to an operator of the manned vehicle by using control data similar to those to be transmitted to the unmanned haulage vehicle. To this end, the manned vehicle is provided with a terminal-side communication control unit, a control command value conversion unit and a control command value providing unit. The terminal-side communication control unit receives, from a fleet operations management server that performs operations management of the unmanned haulage vehicle, a control command value for allowing the unmanned haulage vehicle to travel autonomously. The control command value conversion unit converts contents of the control command value to perceivable information. The control command value providing unit provides the perceivable information to the operator.

SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING, PROCESSING, RECEIVING, AND DISPLAYING TRAFFIC INFORMATION

A system for sharing and processing road condition information includes a number of road condition information computer systems within individual vehicles or devices and a virtual road condition information server on a mobile network. The road condition information computer systems are each connected through a peer-to-peer radio, cellular, Wi-Fi, or other similar communications network, and which each operate with a database for displaying road maps, with a database storing average speed data for directions of travel along roadways, and with a location sensor used to determine the location and average speed of the vehicle or device, which are transmitted to other vehicles. The virtual server returns average speed data for road segments, which is displayed on the road maps. The system includes sharing average speed data calculated as well average speed data received from the plurality of vehicles to other vehicles, thereby enhancing the real-time communication of road condition data.

PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE PROBABILITY OF FINDING A PARKING SPACE

The invention relates to a method for guiding a user of a radiolocation-based, in particular a satellite radiolocation-based, navigation device along a route in order to search for a parking space in the region of a destination. In the method, an endless route along a route map around the destination is calculated in the navigation device, and the user is guided along said route until the user has found a parking space. According to the invention, the endless route is calculated and compiled from route portions using the following criteria: i) the distance of the respective route portion from the destination and ii) the probability of finding a parking space on the respective route portion within a specified time span. Furthermore, the successively set route portions of the endless route are selected in a weighted manner when calculation and compiling the endless route using the relevance of each criteria i) and ii). The invention further relates to a method for ascertaining the probability ...

ESTIMATING TIME TRAVEL DISTRIBUTIONS ON SIGNALIZED ARTERIALS

A system is provided for estimating time travel distributions on signalized arterials. The system may be implemented as a network service. Traffic data regarding a plurality of travel times on a signalized arterial may be received. A present distribution of the travel times on the signalized arterial may be determined. A prior distribution based on one or more travel time observations may also be determined. The present distribution may be calibrated based on the prior distribution.

Mapping of objects connected (TOI) self-adaptive by cloning of servers.

L’invention consiste à mettre en place une cartographie des objets connectés lot ouverte à tous (municipalité, constructeur, etc.) et qui dispose des moyens d’adaptation automatique de sa configuration au fur et à mesure que les besoins augmentent. Cette cartographie constituée d’une pluralité de serveurs (I, II) reliés en réseaux est caractérisée en ce que chacun des serveurs dispose d’une table sous contrôle «Blockchain» comportant les identifiants et les frontières des zones géographiques couvertes par lui-même et les autres serveurs, d’une application qui analyse l’appartenance à sa zone géographique des messages lot reçus et qui les mémorise lorsqu’il y a concordance ou les renvoie vers le serveur correspondant aux coordonnées d’origine du message, le serveur disposant aussi d’un mécanisme capable de cloner un nouveau serveur (Ia, Ib, Ic) reprenant une partie des données correspondant à une nouvelle délimitation de la zone du serveur source dès qu’un critère prédéfini est rempli.

System and method for reducing waiting times in road traffic.

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System und ein Verfahren zum Verringern von Wartezeiten im Strassenverkehr. Erfindungsgemäss ist ein System und ein entsprechendes Verfahren zum Verringern von Wartezeiten im Strassenverkehr beschrieben. Das System umfasst eine Anzahl von steuerbaren Ampeln (1), wenigstens ein Rechnersystem (3) zum Ansteuern der Ampeln (1) und wenigstens ein mit dem wenigstens einen Rechnersystem (3) kommunikationstechnisch verbundenen Navigationssystem (4) in einem Fahrzeug, wobei das wenigstens eine Navigationssystem (4) dazu ausgebildet ist, Wegdaten von Fahrtwegen an das wenigstens eine Rechnersystem (3) zu senden, welches dazu ausgebildet ist, Ankunftszeiten des Fahrzeugs an den steuerbaren Ampeln (1) zu berechnen, wobei das wenigstens eine Rechnersystem (3) weiter dazu ausgebildet ist, auf der Grundlage der Ankunftszeiten Anfragedaten an die steuerbaren Ampeln (1) zu senden und die steuerbaren Ampeln (1) geschaltet werden unter Berücksichtigung der Anfragedaten.

System und Verfahren zum Verringern von Wartezeiten im Strassenverkehr.

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System und ein Verfahren zum Verringern von Wartezeiten im Strassenverkehr. Erfindungsgemäss ist beschrieben ein System und ein entsprechendes Verfahren zum Verringern von Wartezeiten im Straßenverkehr, das umfasst eine Anzahl von steuerbaren Ampeln (1), wenigstens ein Rechnersystem (3) zum Ansteuern der Ampeln (1) und wenigstens ein mit dem wenigstens einen Rechnersystem (3) kommunikationstechnisch verbundenen Navigationssystem (4) in einem Fahrzeug, wobei das wenigstens eine Navigationssystem (4) dazu ausgebildet ist, Wegdaten von Fahrtwegen an das wenigstens eine Rechnersystem (3) zu senden, welches dazu ausgebildet ist Ankunftszeiten des Fahrzeugs an den steuerbaren Ampeln (1) zu berechnen, wobei das wenigstens eine Rechnersystem (3) weiter dazu ausgebildet ist, auf der Grundlage der Ankunftszeiten Anfragedaten an die steuerbaren Ampeln (1) zu senden und die steuerbaren Ampeln (1) geschaltet werden unter Berücksichtigung der Anfragedaten.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC AND DRIVING PATTERN RECOGNITION AND LOCATION-DEPENDENT MEASUREMENT OF ABSOLUTE AND/OR RELATIVE RISK PROBABILITIES FOR CAR ACCIDENTS

System and method for predicting absolute and relative risks of car accidents.

Vorgeschlagen werden ein System und ein Verfahren zum Messen und Vorhersagen von absoluten und relativen Risiken von Autounfällen ausschliesslich auf der Basis von nicht versicherungsbezogenen Messdaten und auf der Basis einer automatisierten Verkehrsmustererkennung, wobei Datensätze von Unfallereignissen erzeugt werden und ortsabhängige Wahrscheinlichkeitswerte für mit dem Risiko eines Autounfalls verknüpfte spezifische Unfallbedingungen ermittelt werden. Somit stellt das vorgeschlagene System (1) eine rasterbasierte (2121, 2122, 2123, 2124), technisch neue Weise der Automatisierung der Risikovorhersage in Bezug auf Kraftfahrzeugunfälle unter Verwendung von geeigneten Messvorrichtungen und -systemen (41, …, 45) empfangenen umweltbasierten Faktoren (Höhe, Strassennetz, Verkehrsdaten, Witterungsverhältnisse), umfassend sozioökonomische Faktoren, die den Kraftfahrzeugverkehr beeinflussen und ortsabhängig sind, bereit. Auf diese Weise können Vorhersagen des Unfallrisikos für beliebige Bereiche ...

Apparatus and method for generating statistic traffic information

The invention provides an apparatus for generating statistic traffic information capable of complementing the statistic traffic data of a temporal-missing link with a higher accuracy. A statistic DB creation processing section (102) creates a statistic traffic DB, based on past actual traffic data (probe DB 120 or VICS DB 130), and stores it in a statistic DB storage section (160). A reference-link-candidate extraction processing section (106) extracts a complement target link (temporal missing link) from the statistic traffic DB, and further extracts complementary-reference-link-candidates for the complement target link, according to plural extraction rules to extract complementary-reference-link-candidates. A complement-evaluation application processing section (108) calculates correlation coefficients of the statistic traffic data of the complementary-reference-link-candidates to the statistic traffic data of the complement target link for the respective extraction rules, assigns apriority ...

Diagnosing And Supplementing Vehicle Sensor Data

For providing for at least one vehicle signal method

Center system and vehicle system

The purpose of the invention is to provide a technology that enables a damaged road to become known before a vehicle travels thereon. A center system (201) is provided with a center receiving unit (231) that from a vehicle system (101), receives: vehicle shaking information that is information related to shaking generated in a probe vehicle (151); and probe vehicle position information that is information related to the position of the probe vehicle (151). The center system (201) is provided with: a driving condition inference unit (215) that infers the existence of a damaged road on the basis of the vehicle shaking information and the probe vehicle position information, said vehicle shaking information and said probe vehicle position information having been received by the center receiving unit (231); and a center sending unit (232) that to an external recipient, sends the inference result of the driving condition inference unit (215).

The road network analysis system

Gps navigator

Disclosed is a method and system for identifying a location of interest between a user and an identified endpoint and creating a user preference profile containing at least one location of interest to the user. A sampling bandwidth is designated based on current distance to the identified endpoint, wherein the navigation unit dynamically expands the sampling bandwidth as the user approaches within a predetermined distance of the endpoint. At least one user preference profile location of interest is selected that is within the sampling bandwidth that is between the user and the indentified endpoint. A sampling vector is computed for the at least one location of interest within the sampling bandwidth, and the user is alerted to the sampling vector for the at least one location of interest within the sampling bandwidth.

Systems and methods for collecting information from vehicle devices via a vehicle data bus

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention continuously collect information from vehicle devices via a vehicle data bus, store information in a database, and retrieve information from the database in response to requests from remote devices. One embodiment includes a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller apart from at least one operable vehicle device, connected to the vehicle data bus so that the vehicle data bus extends from said controller to at least one operable vehicle device. Additionally, the controller is configured to query at least one vehicle device via the vehicle data bus and store information provided by at least one vehicle device in a database, receive requests for information from a remote device via the wireless communications device, query the database for the requested information, and send the requested information to the remote device via the wireless communications device.

Traffic management system

A traffic management system includes a data processing unit which communicates with a road leading unit and a vehicle management unit. The road leading unit comprises a plurality of grooves and isolation railings, the grooves are formed on a road, and the isolation railings are received in the grooves and can be opened to divide the road. The data processing unit can receive vehicle identification information and driving direction information from the vehicle management unit. The data processing unit comprises a data analysis module and a control module. The data analysis module is operable to estimate road condition information and count a total traffic demand index for each road according to the vehicle identification information and the driving direction information. The control module is operable to control the isolation railings to open or retract according to the total traffic demand index.

System for providing traffic data and driving efficiency data

Current and predicted traffic information is provided from incident data, traffic flow data, and media related to traffic received from multiple sources. The crowd sourced data may be provided passively by applications on remote mobile devices or actively by users operating the remote mobile devices. An application on a mobile device may receive the multiple data types, aggregate and validate the data, and provides traffic information for a user. The traffic information may relate to the current position and route of the user or a future route. The present technology may also provide driving efficiency information such as fuel consumption data, carbon footprint data, and a driving rating for a user associated with a vehicle.

System And Method For Improved Traffic Flow Reporting Using Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS) And Vehicle Communications, Navigation And Tracking System

Systems and methods are provided for improved traffic flow reporting (e.g., system bandwidth conservation and timely traffic flow updates) using in-vehicle devices, service hub, and communications system for transmitting aggregated traffic flow data to the vehicles. In-vehicle devices store data relating to monitored segments of roadways (e.g., segment identifiers or location codes and designated range(s) of speed), and send messages to the hub when current vehicle speed is not within a selected range designated for the current segment of roadway where the vehicle is located. Vehicles can be configured to send messages based on various criteria. A selected vehicle or group of vehicles can be commanded to send a message to the hub. The hub provides updated traffic flow data based on the messages to the communications system for transmission to the vehicles.

Customized system for vehicle driving assistance

A system for signaling a risk level in the presence of a road obstruction. The method is characterized in that the on-board device include a mechanism whereby the vehicle user inquires about the presence of an obstruction, a mechanism capable of enabling the user to respond to the inquiry, and a mechanism capable of communicating to the remote server the content of the response or non-response of the user. The remote server includes a mechanism for analyzing the response or non-response and capable of generating a reliability index parameter for the user. The on-board device also includes a mechanism capable of communicating to the vehicle user, in particular in visual form and/or audio form, information related to a reliability index parameter for the user(s) that have passed “over” the obstruction within a given time.

Drive event capturing based on geolocation

A system for drive event capturing based on geolocation comprises an interface and a processor. The interface receives driving data from one or more onboard sensors of a vehicle, and the processor is configured to capturing a drive event based on a geolocation of the vehicle. The capturing of the drive event includes causing storage of driving data associated with the drive event.

Congestion estimation device

Disclosed is a congestion estimation device including a speed detection unit configured to detect a speed of a host vehicle and then outputting a speed detection result, an inter-vehicle distance detection unit configured to detect an inter-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and other vehicle and then outputting an inter-vehicle distance detection result, a correlation calculation unit configured to calculate a correlation based on the speed detection result and the inter-vehicle distance detection result and then outputting a correlation calculation result, and a display unit configured to display the correlation calculation result or information relating to the correlation calculation result.

System and Method for Providing Traffic Notifications to Mobile Devices

A system and method for providing traffic notifications to mobile devices is provided. The system obtains device data from a plurality of mobile devices within a similar area, gathered using, e.g., a GPS system. According to the speed that the mobile devices are travelling and the location of the similar area, traffic events can be identified and other mobile devices notified to provide dynamic updates as traffic situations change. Follow up notifications can be provided to update the user regarding the progress of traffic congestion, detours can be suggested, and various alerts provided. The mobile device may be connected to or part of a vehicle and leverage the notification system to provide different types of alerts and to notify users using various mechanisms.

Heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization

There is provided a method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization. The method includes determining location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles. The method further includes modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information. Each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold.

Law breaking/behavior sensor

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.

Configurable vehicle console

Methods and systems for a configurable vehicle console are provided. Specifically, a configurable console may comprise one or more displays that are capable of receiving input from a user. At least one of these displays may be removed from the console of a vehicle and operated as a stand-alone computing platform. Moreover, it is anticipated that each one or more of the displays of the console may be configured to present a plurality of custom applications that, when manipulated by at least one user, are adapted to control functions associated with a vehicle and/or associated peripheral devices.

Traffic control system, vehicle control system, and traffic control method

A traffic control system provides a driver of a vehicle, which runs in a predetermined running state among vehicles running on a road with information on the suppression of traffic congestion on the road. The predetermined running state is, for example, a running state constituting a cause of traffic congestion on the road. The information may be provided by urging the driver to perform a driving operation of at least one of acceleration and lane change.

Procedure for determining the probability of finding a parking place

A procedure for determining the probability of finding a parking place within a certain period of time on a pre-set stretch of road of an area with a multiplicity of stretches of road. With this procedure, motion profiles are detected and statistically evaluated of users of radiolocation-aided, especially satellite-aided, navigation aids in the area. For each user a “parking place found” event is determined; the stretch of road in which the “parking place found” event occurred is detected; and the travel time is detected which the user expended in each of the stretches of the road until the “parking place found” event occurred. From the data thus acquired for a multiplicity of users, a probability is determined of finding a parking place within the set time span on the stretch of the road.

Cooperative vehicle collision warning system

According to an aspect of the invention, a traffic information communication system includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a message relating to traffic conditions along a thoroughfare from a communication node. The transmitter may be communicatively coupled to the receiver and may be configured to rebroadcast the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message. The traffic information communication system may be implemented in a vehicle traveling along the thoroughfare.

Navigation System

A system and method for estimating journey destinations is disclosed. The system comprises a driving history module, a frequency module, a duration module, a direction module, a metric module and a quality module. The driving history module retrieves a set of learning parameters including driver history data describing one or more past journeys. The frequency module analyzes the learning parameters to determine a candidate set including data describing frequent start locations and frequent end locations for one or more potential journeys to one or more destinations. The duration module estimates journey duration data for the one or more potential journeys. The direction module estimates direction data describing one or more directions for the one or more potential journeys. The metric module determines one or more metrics for the one or more potential journeys. The quality module determines one or more quality scores for the one or more potential journeys.

Journey Learning System

A system and method for estimating journey destinations is disclosed. The system comprises a conversion module, a frequency module, a metric module, a quality module and a summary module. The conversion module converts a set of driver history data to a set of learning parameters. The frequency module analyzes the set of learning parameters and current journey data to generate estimated journey data describing one or more potential journeys. The metric module analyzes the estimated journey data and the set of current status data to determine one or more metrics associated with the estimated journey data. The quality module determines one or more quality scores associated with the estimated journey data. The summary module determines one or more status summaries and one or more estimate summaries. The summary module associates the one or more status summaries and the one or more estimate summaries with the estimated journey data.

Segment defining method, travel time calculation device, and driving support device

A section defining method separates a road between a departure point and a destination point into a plurality of links under a predetermined condition and defines a section based on a link cost, which is an index indicating ease of travel and set for each link. The section is used to generate guide information provided to a driver of a vehicle. The section is defined by combining, among the plurality of links between the departure point and the destination point, at least two continuous links that yield a decrease in standard deviation, which is based on sums of the link costs.

Multifunction light transceiver device

An exemplary multifunction light transceiver device includes a plurality of light sources. At least one luminescent member is configured to emit visible light responsive to radiation incident on the luminescent member. A controller selectively controls the light sources to achieve multiple functions. The controller controls at least one of the light sources to irradiate the luminescent member to illuminate an area near the device. The controller controls at least one of the light sources to communicate information from the device. The controller also controls at least one of the light sources to emit light toward an object. A detector associated with the controller detects any portion of light that is reflected toward the detector. The controller uses any detected light for making a determination regarding an object from which the detected light reflected.

Systems and methods for obtaining and using traffic flow information

A method of determining historical lane speed profiles for each of a plurality of individual lanes of a multi-lane road section is described. The plurality of individual lanes are lanes for the same given direction of travel. The method involves collecting vehicle probe data relating to the movement of individual vehicles on the road section for a specific time of day, and using the probe data to derive an aggregate speed profile for travel along each lane at the relevant time. The method may involve using the historical lane speed profiles to provide lane guidance instructions to the user of a navigation apparatus.

Driving evaluation system and vehicle-mounted device

A driving evaluation system that divides a traveling route of a vehicle into a plurality of sections and evaluates the driving of a driver of the vehicle includes: a driving data acquiring unit that acquires driving data of the driver for each section; a determining unit that determines whether the driving data acquired by the driving data acquiring unit satisfies the evaluation conditions set to each section; and an upload unit that uploads the driving data to a center which evaluates driving when the determining unit determines that the driving data satisfies the evaluation conditions.

Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and facilitating communications and/or transactions relating to transportation infrastructure utilization

A method for monitoring, managing, and facilitating communications and/or transactions relating to transportation infrastructure utilization includes: receiving signals including, associated with, or in association with identifier information provided or obtained by, identifying, and/or pertaining to one or more of a vehicle, a personal computing or communications device, a programmable or reprogrammable device, object, or article of media, and a person, the signals including or providing, or facilitating or initiating a process of providing access to transportation infrastructure utilization information; and processing the signals and/or information to identify, responsive to, or determined by or in relation to or in consideration of, the transportation infrastructure utilization information and in association with the identifier information, a circumstance that satisfies criteria for facilitating, controlling, or initiating one or more communications and/or transactions pertaining to, involving, or in relation to one or more transportation infrastructures.

Calculating speed and travel times with travel delays

Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for forecasting travel delays corresponding to streets, street segments, geographic areas, geofenced areas, and/or user-specified criteria. And from the forecasted travel delays, speed and travel times that take into account such travel delays can be determined.

Generating segment data

A method of processing data relating to an electronic map, the map comprising a plurality of segments representing navigable segments in the area covered by the map, the method comprising using a processing apparatus to generate segment data and comprising the steps of: collecting historic travel data for the segment; defining a jam condition for the segment, such that where the jam condition is satisfied the segment is classified as jammed and otherwise as not jammed; generating a jam probability for the segment according to the historic travel data and the jam condition definition; generating a jam speed for the segment using the historic travel data, the jam speed being indicative of the speed on the segment when the segment is considered jammed; and associating the jam probability and the jam speed with the segment in the electronic map.

Regulation information analysis system

A regulation information analysis system determines transit regulations imposed on a target road or intersection to be analyzed based on probe information sent from a plurality of vehicles. An analysis terminal determines if transit regulations are in effect or not by detecting if the probe information indicating a transition that violates a method of transition to be analyzed, such as right/left turn prohibition is present at the target road or intersection. The analysis terminal determines, based on the geometric shape and the like of the target road or intersection, if there is an avoidance factor which a driver would desire to avoid transiting the target rode or intersection. The quantity of the probe information used for determining the presence or absence of the transit regulations is increased if the avoidance factor is found, whereby the determination accuracy is increased while the overall quantity of the probe information is suppressed.

Road network analysis system

A road network analysis system detects major changes in a road network based on probe information from a plurality of vehicles. The probe information is tabulated and the change in the amount of traffic is calculated for each road with a predetermined time interval. If a remarkable change in the amount of traffic is detected for a road before and after a specific baseline day, it is determined that a major change in the road network affecting the traffic has occurred in the vicinity of the road, and the road is specified as a change-related road. A path search may be performed between the endpoints of a plurality of change-related roads, and the searched paths that have the most overlap with the searched paths are selected so as to identify the change-related roads which are commonly affected by the same cause and the endpoints thereof.

Method for sending an electronic distress call

A method is provided for sending an electronic distress call from a motor vehicle involved in an accident, in which the distress call can be sent by utilizing short-range radio data transmission and received by conventional mobile terminals in the vicinity of the accident site. The electronic distress call is triggered with an acceleration signal and/or with the activation signal of a safety system. An apparatus and a control unit are provided for sending a distress call from a vehicle involved in an accident.

Method For Checking Communication Messages In Vehicle-To-Environment Communication And Suitable Receiver

A method for checking communication messages in vehicle-to-environment communication, a communication message being received and evaluated, and to a receiver suitable for carrying out the method. In order to check a communication message, a feature obtained from the content of the communication message is compared to a feature that corresponds to said feature, the corresponding feature being obtained by a sensory system that is independent of the vehicle-to-environment communication.

Surface detection and indicator

Systems and methods can discover and present to a user road conditions. A client can include sensors to measure local road conditions. Local road conditions can be measured by a sensor and reported to a server. The server can aggregate road condition information at least by location and time, and return the aggregated information to clients to facilitate presentation of road conditions not discovered locally. Information regarding road conditions at given times and locations can facilitate road maintenance coordination and route planning.

Efficiency improvement for machine learning of vehicle control using traffic state estimation

A method of improving efficiency of a vehicle behavior controller using a traffic state estimation network is described. The method includes feeding an input of a feature extraction network of the vehicle behavior controller with a sequence of images. The sequence of images include a highway section and corresponding traffic data. The method also includes disentangling an estimated behavior of a controlled ego vehicle. by the traffic state estimation network. The traffic state estimate network disentangles the estimated of the controlled ego vehicle from extracted traffic state features of the input provided by the feature extraction network. The method further includes selecting an action to adjust an autonomous behavior of the controlled ego vehicle according to the estimated behavior of the controlled ego vehicle.

Determination of lane connectivity at traffic intersections for high definition maps

According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may comprise accessing an HD map of a region comprising information describing an intersection of two or more roads and describing lanes of the two or more roads that intersect the intersection, automatically identifying constraints on the lanes at the intersection, automatically calculating, based on the constraints on the lanes at the intersection, lane connectivity for the intersection, displaying, on a user interface, the automatically calculated lane connectivity for the intersection, receiving, from a user through the user interface, confirmation that the automatically calculated lane connectivity for the intersection is an actual lane connectivity for the intersection, and adding the actual lane connectivity for the intersection to the information describing the intersection in the HD map.

Agent trajectory prediction using anchor trajectories

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for agent trajectory prediction using anchor trajectories.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A vehicle control device that operates in an autonomous driving mode, the vehicle control device can include a controller that is configured to obtain vehicle driving information of a vehicle, in a state in which (i) the vehicle moves within a first distance from a destination or (ii) the vehicle receives a stop request while the vehicle is travelling, search for at least one available stopping area based on the vehicle driving information, and display information about the at least one available stopping area on a display unit or transmit the information to a terminal, further the controller is further configured to determine a location of an occupant inside the vehicle, and display the information about the at least one available stopping area on any one selected display inside the vehicle according to which display corresponds to the location of the occupant inside the vehicle. 1 obtain vehicle driving information of a vehicle,', 'in a state in which (i) the vehicle moves within a first distance from a destination or (ii) the vehicle receives a stop request while the vehicle is travelling, search for at least one available stopping area based on the vehicle driving information, and', 'display information about the at least one available stopping area on a display unit or transmit the information to a terminal,, 'a controller that is configured to determine a location of an occupant inside the vehicle, and', 'display the information about the at least one available stopping area on any one selected display inside the vehicle according to which display corresponds to the location of the occupant inside the vehicle., 'wherein the controller is further configured to. A vehicle control device that operates in an autonomous driving mode, the vehicle control device comprising: This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/824,264, filed on Nov. 28, 2017 which claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0160288, filed ...

REQUEST-RESPONSE-BASED SHARING OF SENSOR INFORMATION

Various aspects of the disclosure relate to a request-response mechanism for sharing sensor information. For example, sensor devices (e.g., in vehicles, fixed structures, or a combination thereof) may selectively share information acquired by the sensor devices. The disclosure relates in some aspects to avoiding redundant transmissions of sensor information. For example, a sensor device of a set of sensor devices may determine which sensor device should transmit information and/or the time(s) at which that sensor device should transmit the information. 1. A method for wireless communication at a first apparatus , the method comprising:detecting an object;determining whether the object was reported to a second apparatus within a window of time; andselectively transmitting a message identifying the object to the second apparatus based on the determining whether the object was reported to the second apparatus within the window of time.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:determining whether the object was reported to the second apparatus within the window of time comprises determining that the object was reported to the second apparatus within the window of time; andselectively transmitting the message comprises abstaining from transmitting the message identifying the object to the second apparatus as a result of the determining that the object was reported to the second apparatus within the window of time.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:determining whether the object was reported to the second apparatus within the window of time comprises determining that the object was not reported to the second apparatus within the window of time; andselectively transmitting the message comprises transmitting the message identifying the object to the second apparatus as a result of the determining that the object was not reported to the second apparatus within the window of time.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the object comprises at least one of: acquiring sensor ...

Using measure of constrainedness in high definition maps for localization of vehicles

According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may comprise accessing a set of vehicle poses of one or more vehicles; for each of the set of vehicle poses, accessing a high definition (HD) map of a geographical region surrounding the vehicle pose, with the HD map comprising a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the geographical region, determining a measure of constrainedness for the vehicle pose, with the measure of constrainedness representing a confidence for performing localization for the vehicle pose based on 3D structures surrounding the vehicle pose, and storing the measure of constrainedness for the vehicle pose; and for each of the geographical regions surrounding each of the set of vehicle poses, determining a measure of constrainedness for the geographical region based on measures of constrainedness of vehicle poses within the geographical region, and storing the measure of constrainedness for the geographical region.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE PLATFORM

Provided is a disclosure for a vehicle platform that includes acquiring information, analyzing the information, and controlling the vehicle, as well as sharing the acquired information and infotainment in the vehicle with other vehicles and electronic devices. 1. A control system for a vehicle , comprising: receive sensor information from a plurality of sensors on the vehicle;', 'analyze the sensor information to perform an identification process for at least one object detected by the plurality of sensors; and', 'determine a response based on the at least one object identified; and, 'a control module configured toa communication module configured to communicate directly or indirectly with an electronic device, wherein the communication occurs without human intervention and includes at least some of the received sensor information, the analyzed sensor information, and/or the determined response.2. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a camera claim 1 , a radar claim 1 , a LIDAR claim 1 , and a sonar.3. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the communication is with one or more of another vehicle claim 1 , a smart appliance claim 1 , an infrastructure claim 1 , a smart home claim 1 , and a personal device.4. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the identified at least one object is used to generate an environment map.5. The control system of claim 4 , wherein the environment map is a 3-dimensional map.6. The control system of claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of the environment map is shared with one or more of another vehicle and an infrastructure.7. The control system of claim 4 , wherein at least one characteristic is associated with the at least one object in the environment map.8. The control system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of a position claim 7 , a distance claim 7 , a speed claim 7 , a direction of motion claim 7 , and an estimated trajectory of ...

REMOTE SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A remote system for an autonomous vehicle, includes a receiver, a controller, and a display device. The receiver is configured to receive road information. The controller is programmed to receive input related to the road information and create a supervision zone when the road information impacts road drivability. The display device is disposed at a control center area and configured to display a visual indication on a map of the supervision zone. 1. A remote system for an autonomous vehicle , comprising:a non-moveable receiver remote from the autonomous vehicle and configured to receive road information;a controller programmed to receive input related to the road information and create a supervision zone when the road information impacts road drivability; anda display device disposed at a control center area and configured to display a visual indication on a map of the supervision zone.2. The remote system of claim 1 , whereinthe input is received by the controller directly from the receiver and the controller is programmed to determine whether the road information impacts road drivability.3. The remote system of claim 1 , whereinthe input is received by the controller from a user input.4. The remote system of claim 1 , whereinthe controller is programmed to remove the visual indication of the supervision zone after a predetermined amount of time.5. The remote system of claim 1 , whereinthe controller is programmed to receive user input to remove the visual indication of the supervision zone.6. The remote system of claim 1 , whereinthe receiver is configured to receive an emergency vehicle signal, and the controller is programmed to determine that the emergency vehicle signal is road information that impacts road drivability.7. The remote system of claim 1 , whereinthe controller is programmed to receive input data enabling a route to be created to avoid the supervision zone.8. The remote system of claim 7 , further comprisinga transmitter configured to transmit ...

Apparatus and associated methods

An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, enable the apparatus at least to: identify, for use in route navigation, a complete set of lane traversals for a road intersection from two or more different complete sets of lane traversals for the road intersection based on respective safety-traffic flow scores assigned according to one or more predefined safety-traffic flow criteria, wherein each lane traversal defines a path of travel from an inbound lane of the road intersection to an outbound lane of the road intersection, and wherein each different complete set of lane traversals comprises a different combination of lane traversals for the road intersection.

Data quality assessment and real-time evaluation of gps probe data

Quality assessment of probe data collected from GPS systems is performed by a system and method of determining a value of data points provided by different vendors of such data. Incoming raw probe data is initially analyzed for removal of extraneous data points, and is then mapped to roadway links and smoothed out. The resulting output is processed to determine the coverage value of data provided by a given vendor and enable a comparison between different vendors. Such a model of probe data processing also enables an evaluation of a contribution of further vendors of raw probe data to an existing dataset. Additionally, a real-time performance evaluation of continually-ingested probe data includes building historical and data count profiles, and generating output data represented by a number of data points for a specific distance within a geo-box representing a geographical area, to project a value of raw probe data for a next incremental time period.

PREDICTION ON TOP-DOWN SCENES BASED ON ACTION DATA

Techniques for determining predictions on a top-down representation of an environment based on vehicle action(s) are discussed herein. Sensors of a first vehicle (such as an autonomous vehicle) can capture sensor data of an environment, which may include object(s) separate from the first vehicle (e.g., a vehicle or a pedestrian). A multi-channel image representing a top-down view of the object(s) and the environment can be generated based on the sensor data, map data, and/or action data. Environmental data (object extents, velocities, lane positions, crosswalks, etc.) can be encoded in the image. Action data can represent a target lane, trajectory, etc. of the first vehicle. Multiple images can be generated representing the environment over time and input into a prediction system configured to output prediction probabilities associated with possible locations of the object(s) in the future, which may be based on the actions of the autonomous vehicle. 1. A system comprising:one or more processors; and receiving sensor data of an environment captured by a sensor of an autonomous vehicle;', 'receiving action data associated with a candidate action for the autonomous vehicle to perform in the environment, wherein the candidate action comprises one or more of a stay-in-lane action, a turn action, or a lane change action, and wherein the action data is indicative of the candidate action;', 'generating, based at least in part on the sensor data and the action data, a multi-channel image representing a top-down view of the environment, the multi-channel image representing a bounding box associated with a vehicle in the environment proximate the autonomous vehicle, one or more of kinematic information or semantic information associated with the vehicle, and the candidate action associated with the autonomous vehicle;', 'inputting the multi-channel image into a machine learned model trained to generate a heat map comprising a prediction probability of a possible location ...

METHOD FOR PROVIDING CORRIDOR METRICS FOR A CORRIDOR OF A ROAD NETWORK

Disclosed are systems and methods relating to providing corridor metrics based on road network data and telematic data. 1. A method for providing traffic metrics for a corridor of a road network comprising:providing first road network data indicating a first plurality of road network subzones defining a geographic area occupied by a road network, the road network including a plurality of intersections;processing first road network data for labelling each road network subzone as one of a core subzone and non-core subzone for forming a first plurality of core subzones and a first plurality of non-core subzones and storing an indication thereof in the first road network data;mapping each of the first plurality of core subzones to an intersection of the plurality of intersections of the road network and storing an indication thereof in the first road network data;forming a plurality of subsets of core subzones of the first plurality of core subzones, each thereof defining a geographic area occupied by an intersection core of an intersection of the plurality of intersections;processing first road network data for mapping each non-core subzone of the first plurality of non-core subzones to at least an intersection of the plurality of intersections;forming second road network data including the first road network data and an indication of the at least an intersection of the plurality of intersections of the road network to which each non-core subzone of the first plurality of non-core subzones is mapped;forming trip metadata dependent on second road network data and third vehicle data corresponding to the first plurality of road network subzones; andprocessing trip metadata associated with a plurality of contiguous intersections of the plurality of intersections of the road network defining the corridor for forming corridor metrics data indicative of corridor metrics for the corridor.2. The method of wherein forming corridor metrics data includes forming traffic metrics ...

Driver scoring system and method with accident proneness filtering using alert clustering and safety-warning based road classification

Techniques are disclosed to determine driver scoring that consider road accident proneness scores in driver score computations. The road accident proneness scores may be based on one or more alerts. Further, road types of roads may be determined based on alerts. The determination of the road type may use a machine learning model. In contrast to the conventional approaches, the use of road accident proneness scores in the computation of driver scores allows for the consideration of accident proneness of the road to improve upon conventional scoring techniques. Further, map data and generated maps may be improved based on determined road types.

DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, ONBOARD DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

The system includes a server and an on-vehicle device of a vehicle. The on-vehicle device includes a collecting unit for collecting sensor information detected by a sensor on the vehicle, a transmission unit for transmitting the sensor information collected by the collecting unit, to the server via a communication line, a reception unit for receiving data including a line speed of the communication line in an expected traveling area of the vehicle, from outside of the vehicle, a line management unit for determining, as a predicted line speed, the line speed of the communication line at an expected traveling position of the vehicle in a future, on the basis of the data received by the reception unit, and a control unit for determining a parameter relevant to transmission of the sensor information collected by the collecting unit to the server, on the basis of the predicted line speed. 1. A system comprising a server computer and a first on-vehicle device of a first vehicle which communicates with the server computer via a communication line , wherein a collecting unit configured to collect sensor information detected by a sensor provided to the first vehicle,', 'a first transmission unit configured to transmit the sensor information collected by the collecting unit, to the server computer via the communication line,', 'a reception unit configured to receive first data including a line speed of the communication line in an expected traveling area of the first vehicle, from outside of the first vehicle,', 'a line management unit configured to determine, as a predicted line speed, the line speed of the communication line at an expected traveling position of the first vehicle in a future, on the basis of the first data received by the reception unit, and', 'a control unit configured to determine a parameter relevant to transmission of the sensor information collected by the collecting unit to the server computer, on the basis of the predicted line speed determined by the ...

Traffic Data Reconciliation And Brokering

Traffic data reconciliation and brokering are provided. A traffic data brokering system ingests traffic-related data provided from a plurality of data sources, analyzes the data, and reconciles the data for identifying accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive traffic data. The system identifies current traffic conditions based on identified relationships between pieces of received data, calculates confidence scores, and determines which pieces of data are accurate based on the calculated confidence scores. The traffic data brokering system provides the reconciled traffic data to various users of traffic data, such as individuals or third-party services. One aspect includes a route generation engine that determines and provides recommended route(s) to clients. Another aspect includes a forecast engine that predicts traffic conditions based on past traffic data. The forecasted data can be used to determine recommended routes. The system provides APIs for enabling sources and clients to provide and receive traffic data. 1. A system for providing accurate and up-to-date traffic data , the system comprising:at least one processing device; and receive traffic-related data from a plurality of traffic-related data sources;', 'identify current traffic conditions based on identified relationships between pieces of traffic-related data;', 'calculate confidence scores for pieces of traffic-related data, wherein highly-ranked pieces of traffic-related data are determined to be accurate;', 'update one or more data stores with highly-ranked pieces of traffic-related data;', 'receive a request for traffic data; and', 'provide one or more pieces of highly-ranked pieces of traffic-related data associated with the request., 'at least one computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the system to broker traffic data between traffic data sources and traffic data clients, wherein in brokering traffic data, the ...

TRAFFIC FLOW AT INTERSECTIONS

A method for improving traffic flow at an intersection includes determining spacing data for a plurality of vehicles within traffic lanes that enable the plurality of vehicles to proceed to an intersection from a common direction, determining whether traffic flow proximate to the intersection is hindered due to spacings between the plurality of vehicles, and sending a request to at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to move forward to improve the traffic flow proximate to the intersection. The spacing data may be derived from spacing-related sensor data captured by one or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product for executing the above method are also disclosed herein. 1. A method for improving traffic flow at an intersection , the method comprising:determining spacing data for a plurality of vehicles within traffic lanes that enable the plurality of vehicles to proceed to an intersection from a common direction;determining whether traffic flow proximate to the intersection is hindered due to spacings between the plurality of vehicles;sending a request to at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to move forward to improve the traffic flow proximate to the intersection; andwherein the spacing data is derived from spacing-related sensor data captured by one or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spacing data is extracted from a vehicle placement map based on the spacing-related sensor data.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the vehicle placement map is generated by overlaying a plurality of partial maps.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein each partial map of the plurality of partial maps corresponds to a vehicle equipped with one or more sensors that provide spacing-related sensor data.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the spacing data comprises receiving spacing-related data from another vehicle.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein ...

COMPUTING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING TRAFFIC MODELING USING SENSOR VIEW DATA FROM SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES

A computing system can receive sensor view data from each self-driving vehicle (SDV) in a fleet of SDVs operating throughout a given region. The system may further determine, based on the sensor view data, a set of properties of one or more vehicles external to the SDV. Based on the set of properties of the one or more vehicles, the system can generate traffic models for the given region and generate map data for users that indicate traffic flow for at least part of the given region. 1. A computing system implementing traffic modeling , the computing system comprising:a network communication interface communicating, over one or more networks, with (i) a fleet of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) operating throughout a given region, and (ii) computing devices of users;one or more processors; and receive, over the one or more networks, sensor view data from each respective SDV in the fleet of SDVs, the sensor view data indicating a surrounding environment of the respective SDV;', 'determine, from the sensor view data, a set of properties of one or more vehicles external to each SDV in the fleet;', 'based on the set of properties of the one or more vehicles external to each SDV in the fleet, generate one or more traffic models for the given region to indicate traffic flow for at least part of the given region; and', 'utilizing the one or more traffic models, generate map data for the computing devices of the users, the map data indicating the traffic flow for the at least part of the given region., 'one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to2. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computing system to provide estimated time of arrival (ETA) information for the users in conjunction with the map data.3. The computing system of claim 2 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computing system to provide the map data and the ETA data to the users ...

TRAFFIC LIGHT ADAPTIVE LEARNING AND MAPPING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING VEHICLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DRIVING COMFORT

A traffic light signal timing learning system and related method include a camera configured on a vehicle to obtain a traffic light signal when approaching a traffic light; a global positioning system (GPS) sensor to simultaneously obtain GPS location of said vehicle; and a control module to record the traffic light signal, time information and GPS location. The learned information is stored in a table in the control module and in a cloud server as a traffic light map, which in turn can be used for optimizing vehicle speed or optimizing the utilization of the power from different vehicular power sources, which consequently improves the vehicle's energy efficiency as well as driving comfort. 1. A method for traffic light signal timing learning , the method comprising:obtaining a traffic light signal with a camera disposed on a vehicle while said vehicle is approaching a traffic light;obtaining simultaneously a global positioning system (GPS) location of said vehicle with a GPS sensor; andrecording the traffic light signal, simultaneous time information and GPS location.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a traffic light signal timing map based on the recorded traffic light signal claim 1 , time information and GPS location.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising optimizing power utilization from different vehicular power sources and vehicle speed based on the traffic light signal timing map.4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising sending the recorded traffic light signal claim 2 , time information and GPS location to a server to create the traffic light signal timing map.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a traffic light signal timing table with the recorded traffic light signal claim 1 , time information and GPS location.6. The method of wherein the traffic light signal timing table is created in a control module of said vehicle.7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising exchanging said traffic light signal ...

INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVER, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

An information providing system according to one mode of the present disclosure includes: one or a plurality of mobile terminals each configured to transmit first information based on own sensor information to a server; one or a plurality of fixed terminals each configured to transmit second information based on own sensor information to the server; and the server configured to generate third information on the basis of the first information and the second information that have been received by the server, and configured to transmit the generated third information to at least the mobile terminal. 1. An information providing system comprising:one or a plurality of mobile terminals each configured to transmit first information based on own sensor information to a server;one or a plurality of fixed terminals each configured to transmit second information based on own sensor information to the server; andthe server configured to generate third information on the basis of the first information and the second information that have been received by the server, and configured to transmit the generated third information to at least the mobile terminal.2. The information providing system according to claim 1 , whereinthe mobile terminal generates the first information on the basis of the own sensor information and the third information that has been received by the mobile terminal.3. The information providing system according to claim 2 , whereinon the basis of the own sensor information and the third information that has been received by the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal detects an object of which state has changed, and sets change point information of the detected object, as the first information.4. The information providing system according to claim 3 , whereinthe mobile terminal requests, for each predetermined cycle, the server for transmission of the third information, and when the mobile terminal has not detected the object of which state has changed in the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method enabling a vehicle to readily pass an oncoming vehicle in a narrow road or the like. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a map generating section generating map data associated with a circumference of a vehicle, and updating the map data in conformity with a movement of the vehicle; anda waiting space detecting section detecting a waiting space as a space enabling the vehicle to wait on a basis of the map data, and generating waiting space information as information associated with the detected waiting space and used in setting of an escaping route on which the vehicle is escaped in order to pass an oncoming vehicle.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the waiting space detecting section detects the waiting space in a road in which it is difficult to pass the oncoming vehicle.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the waiting space detecting section claim 2 , after the vehicle passes the road claim 2 , erases the waiting space information associated with the waiting space in the road.4. The information processing apparatus according to according to claim 1 , further comprising:an action planning section setting the escaping route on a basis of the waiting space information.5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the action planning section sets the escaping route further on the basis of the map data.6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the waiting space detecting section stores the waiting space information associated with a plurality of the waiting spaces claim 4 , andthe action planning section selects the waiting space enabling the vehicle to pass the oncoming vehicle, from the plurality of the waiting spaces.7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:an operation controlling ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TRAFFIC-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS

A method for traffic characterization associated with a vehicle including collecting a movement dataset sampled at least at one of a location sensor and a motion sensor associated with the vehicle, during a driving session associated with movement of the vehicle; extracting a set of features from the movement dataset associated with movement of the vehicle during the driving session; and determining one or more traffic-related characteristics associated with the vehicle based on the set of features. 1. A method for traffic compliance characterization with a mobile computing device located within a vehicle , comprising:collecting a first location dataset at a GPS sensor of the mobile computing device during a driving session defining a first time period of movement of the vehicle, wherein the mobile computing device is associated with a user;collecting a first motion dataset at an accelerometer of the mobile computing device during the driving session;extracting a vehicle motion characteristic from at least one of the location dataset and the motion dataset;extracting a vehicle location from the location dataset;inferring a traffic law associated with the vehicle location based on a set of historical movement datasets collected at a set of mobile computing devices associated with historical driving sessions intersecting the vehicle location, wherein the historical driving sessions occur before the first time period; wherein inferring the traffic law is performed at a remote computing system in communication with the mobile computing device;receiving the inferred traffic law at the mobile computing device contemporaneously with the driving session;at the mobile computing device, determining a traffic compliance parameter associated with the vehicle motion characteristic based on a comparison between the vehicle motion characteristic and the traffic law; andin response to determining the traffic compliance parameter, initiating a traffic-related action.2. The method of ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY DETECTING A VEHICLE

Method and system for remotely detecting a vehicle positioned in at least one of several possible adjacent lanes, which lanes are arranged one after the other in a lateral direction, wherein reading antennas are arranged to read received electro-magnetic signals received from vehicles, at different lateral reading locations. The method involves measuring an electromagnetic signal received from the vehicle by several of said reading antennas; determining, for each of said several reading antennas, a respective received electromag-netic signal strength; determining, based upon knowledge about a respective relative geometric position and the said respective determined signal strength of each of the said several reading antennas, a geometric centre of gravity for a first signal strength function, which is the received signal strength as a function of physical lateral position; and detecting the vehicle as present in a lane in which the said geometric centre of gravity lies. 1. Method for remotely detecting a vehicle positioned in at least one of several possible adjacent lanes , which lanes are arranged one after the other in a lateral direction , wherein reading antennas are arranged to read received electromagnetic signals received from vehicles , at different lateral reading locations , which method comprises the stepsa) during one and the same time period, measuring an electromagnetic signal received from the vehicle by several of said reading antennas;b) determining, for each of said several reading antennas, a respective received electromagnetic signal strength;c) determining, based upon knowledge about a respective relative geometric position and the said respective determined signal strength of each of the said several reading antennas, a geometric centre of gravity for a first signal strength function, which is the received signal strength as a function of physical lateral position; andd) detecting the vehicle as present in a lane in which the said geometric ...

Apparatus and Method For Dispatching a Tow Truck In Response To a Roadway Emergency

A method of operating an emergency services system entity is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by the emergency services system entity, data from a plurality of data sources; determining that a vehicle collision occurred based on the received data; determining a vehicle collision location; and sending a tow truck dispatch request to a plurality of tow truck dispatch systems in response to determining that a vehicle collision occurred, where the request includes the vehicle collision location.

PREDICTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A traffic control method and system that interfaces to all available traffic control systems (), which include all manner of existing traffic control systems and new traffic control systems, extends the scope and capabilities the real-time monitoring of traffic characteristics ( ) and utilizes artificial intelligence techniques to predict and/or detect traffic congestion (), as well as to determine corrective actions () to be performed by relevant available mechanisms. These corrective actions are then caused to occur by providing appropriate data and instructions to the selected mechanisms and systems using compatible interfaces provided for this purpose. 1. A method of optimizing vehicular traffic across a defined area , the method comprising:interfacing to each available traffic regulation/guidance and monitoring mechanism;monitoring traffic flow characteristics across the entire defined area, in real-time;analyzing the monitored traffic flow characteristics to predict and/or detect traffic congestion and identify avoidable time delays;determining functions required to be performed by a selected one or more of said traffic regulation/guidance mechanisms to avoid or mitigate traffic congestion and/or minimize travel delays; andcausing the selected traffic regulation/guidance mechanisms to implement the determined functions,wherein the monitoring of traffic flow characteristics comprises analysis of real-time video from a set of one or more platforms located and equipped to provide continuous and unobstructed views of all vehicles in the entire assigned area, andwherein the location of the platform is at a height that avoids a shadowing effect of large vehicles on smaller vehicles and adjustable zoom capabilities in the video capture devices enable clear identification of global and selected vehicle trajectories.2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the causing of the selected traffic mechanisms to implement the determined functions includes changing a ...

VEHICLE BEHAVIOR MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A method of analyzing vehicle data includes collecting behavior data of one or more surrounding vehicles with aid of one or more sensors on-board a sensing vehicle and analyzing the behavior data of the one or more surrounding vehicles with aid of one or more processors to determine a safe driving index for each of the one or more surrounding vehicles. 1. A method of analyzing vehicle data comprising:collecting, with aid of one or more sensors on-board a sensing vehicle, behavior data of one or more surrounding vehicles; andanalyzing, with aid of one or more processors, the behavior data of the one or more surrounding vehicles to determine a safe driving index for each of the one or more surrounding vehicles.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors on-board the sensing vehicle comprise at least one of an image sensor configured to capture one or more images of the one or more surrounding vehicles claim 1 , an ultrasonic sensor claim 1 , a laser radar claim 1 , a microwave radar claim 1 , an infrared sensor claim 1 , or a GPS.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to collect information that spans an aggregated amount of at least 180 degrees around the sensing vehicle.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing vehicle is configured to communicate with the one or more surrounding vehicles wirelessly.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing vehicle comprises on-board navigational sensors.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the on-board navigational sensors comprise at least one of a GPS sensor or an inertial sensor.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are provided off-board the sensing vehicle.8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are provided at a data center remote to the sensing vehicle.9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensing vehicle is configured to communicate with the data center wirelessly with aid of a communication unit on-board the sensing ...

Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, moveable body, and image processing method

An image processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor. The processor performs an action determination process to detect an image of another moveable body from a surrounding image of a moveable body and determine an action of the moveable body based on a state of the other moveable body. The communication interface outputs information instructing to perform the action to the moveable body. As the action determination process, the processor determines a first action of the moveable body based on a first state of the other moveable body detected from the surrounding image and outputs information instructing to perform the first action to the moveable body. The processor determines a second action of the moveable body when judging that the other moveable body is driving recklessly based on a second state of the other moveable body detected from a surrounding image captured after the first action.

PRESENTING GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH RESULTS USING LOCATION PROJECTION AND TIME WINDOWS

Users within transit in a vehicle may initiate location queries to fulfill a set of interests, such as stops for food, fuel, and lodging. A device may fulfill the queries according to various factors, such as the distance of nearby locations to the user or to another location specified by the user, and the popularity of various locations. However, the user may not have specified or even chosen a route, and may wish to have interests fulfilled at a later time (e.g., stopping for food in 30 minutes), and a presentation of search results near the user's current location may be unhelpful. Presented herein are techniques for fulfilling location queries that involve predicting a route of the user, and identifying a timing window for the query results (e.g., locations that are likely to be near the user's projected location when the wishes to stop for food in 30 minutes). 1. A method , comprising:determining a projected location along a route at which a vehicle is predicted to travel during a timing window;identifying a set of locations that are within a proximity range of the projected location based upon the set of locations satisfying a query by a user associated with the vehicle; andpresenting one or more locations of the set of locations as query results for the query.2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:predicting the route by comparing a current transit of the vehicle with historical routes previously completed by vehicles.3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:identifying within a user profile a future destination of the user that is consistent with a current transit of the vehicle; andpredicting the route based upon the future destination.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the query is associated with an operating metric of the vehicle.5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:parsing the query to identify a user-specified timing window as the timing window.6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:evaluating an operating metric of the vehicle to determine the timing ...

SERVER DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A server device configured to communicate with a communication device mounted in a vehicle, the server device includes a controller configured to execute acquiring a position of an emergency vehicle, specifying a non-emergency vehicle at a predetermined distance from the position of the emergency vehicle, and transmitting, to a communication device mounted in the non-emergency vehicle, a communication stop request as information for prompting an occupant of the non-emergency vehicle to stop use of wireless communication. 1. A server device configured to communicate with a communication device mounted in a vehicle , the server device comprising a controller configured to executeacquiring a position of an emergency vehicle,specifying a non-emergency vehicle at a predetermined distance from the position of the emergency vehicle, andtransmitting, to a communication device mounted in the non-emergency vehicle, a communication stop request as information for prompting an occupant of the non-emergency vehicle to stop use of wireless communication.2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the communication stop request includes information indicating a communication stop time as a time during which the use of the wireless communication is stopped.3. The server device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the communication stop time based on at least one of a traveling speed of the emergency vehicle and congestion information of a route along which the emergency vehicle is traveling.4. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured not to transmit the communication stop request to the communication device of the non-emergency vehicle in a case where the position of the emergency vehicle is within an area where a predetermined communication system is usable.5. The server device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured not to transmit the communication stop request to the ...

Systems and Methods for Generating Motion Forecast Data for Actors with Respect to an Autonomous Vehicle and Training a Machine Learned Model for the Same

Systems and methods for generating motion forecast data for actors with respect to an autonomous vehicle and training a machine learned model for the same are disclosed. The computing system can include an object detection model and a graph neural network including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. The computing system can be configured to input sensor data into the object detection model; receive object detection data describing the location of the plurality of the actors relative to the autonomous vehicle as an output of the object detection model; input the object detection data into the graph neural network; iteratively update a plurality of node states respectively associated with the plurality of nodes; and receive, as an output of the graph neural network, the motion forecast data with respect to the plurality of actors.

Crowd sourcing data for autonomous vehicle navigation

A method of processing vehicle navigation information for use in autonomous vehicle navigation is provided. The method includes receiving, by a server, navigation information from a plurality of vehicles. The navigation information from the plurality of vehicles is associated with a common road segment. The method also includes storing, by the server, the navigation information associated with the common road segment. The method also includes generating, by the server, at least a portion of an autonomous vehicle road navigation model for the common road segment based on the navigation information from the plurality of vehicles. The method further includes distributing, by the server, the autonomous vehicle road navigation model to one or more autonomous vehicles for use in autonomously navigating the one or more autonomous vehicles along the common road segment.

ROAD MODEL MANAGEMENT BASED ON DELECTIVE FEEDBACK

Systems and methods are provided for interacting with a plurality of autonomous vehicles. In one implementation, a navigation system for a vehicle may include a memory including a predetermined road model representative of at least one road segment and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to selectively receive, from the plurality of autonomous vehicles, road environment information based on navigation by the plurality of autonomous vehicles through their respective road environments, determine whether one or more updates to the predetermined road model are required based on the road environment information, and update the predetermined road model to include the one or more updates. 128.-. (canceled)29. A system for interacting with a plurality of autonomous vehicles , the system comprising:a memory including a predetermined road model representative of at least one road segment; selectively receive, from the plurality of autonomous vehicles, road environment information based on navigation by the plurality of autonomous vehicles through their respective road environments;', 'determine whether one or more updates to the predetermined road model are required based on the road environment information; and', 'update the predetermined road model to include the one or more updates., 'at least one processor programmed to30. The system of claim 29 , wherein the road model includes a three-dimensional spline representing a predetermined path of travel along the at least one road segment.31. The system of claim 29 , wherein selectively receiving the road environment information includes a limitation on a frequency of information transmissions received from a particular vehicle.32. The system of claim 29 , wherein selectively receiving the road environment information includes a limitation on a frequency of information transmissions received from a group of vehicles.33. The system of claim 29 , wherein selectively receiving the road environment ...

Systems and methods for identifying landmarks

A system for identifying a landmark for use in autonomous vehicle navigation is provided. The system includes at least one processor programmed to receive at least one identifier associated with the landmark; associate the landmark with a corresponding road segment; update an autonomous vehicle road navigation model relative to the corresponding road segment to include the at least one identifier associated with the landmark; and distribute the updated autonomous vehicle road navigation model to a plurality of autonomous vehicles. The at least one identifier is determined based on acquisition, from a camera associated with a host vehicle, of at least one image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analysis of the at least one image to identify the landmark in the environment of the host vehicle; and analysis of the at least one image to determine the at least one identifier associated with the landmark.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BULLYING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING

A method is provided for detecting a bullying event. The method includes collecting, using a plurality of autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors provided on the AV, sensor data of an interaction between the AV and another vehicle. Once collected, the collected sensor data is stored in a memory, and a bullying signature is retrieved from the memory. The method further includes comparing, via a processor, the collected sensor data and attributes of the bullying signature for determining whether a bullying event has been detected. When a similarity between the collected sensor data and the attributes of the bullying signature is determined to be above a predetermined threshold, the method determines that the collected sensor data corresponds to a bullying event. In response to the detection, the method generates a bullying event flag for the bullying event. 1. A method for detecting a bullying event by an autonomous vehicle (AV) , the method comprising:collecting, using a plurality of autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors provided on the AV, sensor data of an interaction between the AV and another vehicle;storing, in a memory, the collected sensor data;retrieving, from the memory, a bullying signature;comparing, via a processor, the collected sensor data and attributes of the bullying signature;when a similarity between the collected sensor data and the attributes of the bullying signature is determined to be above a predetermined threshold, determining that the collected sensor data corresponds to a bullying event; andgenerating a bullying event flag for the bullying event.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bullying event flag indicates a specific class of bullying event.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:retrieving, from the memory, an evidence rule for the bullying event;transmitting, to the memory, a request for sensor data corresponding to the evidence rule;retrieving, from the memory, the requested sensor data; andstoring, in the memory, the retrieved sensor ...

Autonomous vehicle tail alignment navigation

A system for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a road segment is disclosed. The system may have at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive from an image capture device, images representative of an environment of the autonomous vehicle. The processor may also be programmed to determine a travelled trajectory along the road segment based on analysis of the images. Further, the processor may be programmed to determine a current location of the autonomous vehicle along a predetermined road model trajectory based on analysis of one or more of the plurality of images. The processor may also be programmed to determine a heading direction based on the determined traveled trajectory. In addition, the processor may be programmed to determine a steering direction, relative to the heading direction, by comparing the traveled trajectory to the predetermined road model trajectory at the current location of the autonomous vehicle.

Sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation

A non-transitory computer-readable medium is provided. The computer-readable medium includes a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation along a road segment. The sparse map includes a polynomial representation of a target trajectory for the autonomous vehicle along the road segment, and a plurality of predetermined landmarks associated with the road segment. The plurality of predetermined landmarks are spaced apart by at least 50 meters, and the sparse map has a data density of no more than 1 megabyte per kilometer.

Self-aware system for adaptive navigation

Systems and methods are provided for self-aware adaptive navigation. In one implementation, a navigation system for a vehicle may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to determine a navigational maneuver for the vehicle based, at least in part, on a comparison of a motion of the vehicle with respect to a predetermined model representative of a road segment. The at least one processor may be further programmed to receive, from a camera, at least one image representative of an environment of the vehicle. The at least one processor may be further programmed to determine, based on analysis of the at least one image, an existence in the environment of the vehicle of an navigational adjustment condition, cause the vehicle to adjust the navigational maneuver based on the existence of the navigational adjustment condition, and store information relating to the navigational adjustment condition.

Method and Apparatus for Determining Traffic Status

To ascertain traffic status data, a speed of a vehicle is acquired multiple times at predefined time intervals. The respective acquired speed is assigned to a first speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is greater than at least one predefined speed threshold. Furthermore, a first count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the first speed range. The respective acquired speed is assigned to a second speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is less than the at least one speed threshold, and a second count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the second speed range, wherein a holding phase is recognized while the respective acquired speed has a speed value in a predefined range around the value zero once or multiple times in succession. During the recognized holding phase, the acquired speeds having the speed value in the predefined range around the value zero are not taken into consideration for a predefined non-consideration number of speed acquisition periods with respect to the adaptation of the second count. 1. A method for ascertaining traffic status data , wherein , when it is recognized that a vehicle is participating in a traffic flow , the method comprises performing following acts multiple times at predefined time intervals:acquiring a respective speed of the vehicle;assigning the respective acquired speed to a first speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is greater than at least one predefined speed threshold, and a first count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the first speed range,assigning the respective acquired speed to a second speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is less than the at least one speed threshold, and a second count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the second speed range, wherein a holding phase is recognized while the respective acquired ...

IMAGE ACQUIRING SYSTEM, TERMINAL, IMAGE ACQUIRING METHOD, AND IMAGE ACQUIRING PROGRAM

An image acquiring system () includes an image acquiring apparatus () and a terminal (). The image acquiring apparatus () acquires an image recorded by the terminal () and position information indicating a position at which the image is recorded, determines the state of a road included in the image based on the image, and associates and stores the state of the road and the position information. If the terminal () transmits to the image acquiring apparatus (), a request for information concerning the state of a given road, the image acquiring apparatus () transmits the determined state of the road and the position information to the terminal (). 110-. (canceled)11. An image acquiring system comprising:an acquiring unit that acquires an image and position information indicating a position at which the image is recorded;a determining unit that determines a state of a road included in the image based on the image;a storing unit that associates and stores the state of the road and the position information; anda transmitting unit that transmits the state of the road and the position information, whereinthe transmitting unit transmits an acquisition request of the image for a road for which it is determined that traveling history has become undetectable based on the position information indicating the road, or a road for which the state is determined to be bad by the determining unit.12. The image acquiring system according to claim 11 , whereinthe acquiring unit acquires the position information from a plurality of moving objects,the storing unit stores for each road and based on the position information from the moving objects, traveling history for the road indicated by the position information, andthe transmitting unit transmits the traveling history.13. The image acquiring system according to claim 12 , whereinthe acquiring unit acquires map data,the storing unit newly stores, if the road indicated by the traveling history is not included in the map data, the road as ...

System and Method for Navigating a Vehicle, and Vehicle

A system and method for navigating a vehicle includes a management unit (server) arranged outside of the vehicle for centrally storing traffic information and traffic rules relating to vehicle information. The traffic rules relate, for example, to road closures and restrictions based on vehicle type. A detection unit has an interface for detecting vehicle information of the vehicle, such as at least one vehicle identification number, and is designed to transmit the detected vehicle information of the vehicle to the managing unit. A computing module generates navigation information based on traffic rules stored on the managing unit and vehicle information. The generated navigation information is output in the vehicle by a navigation unit (client).

TRAFFIC-LIGHT CYCLE LENGTH ESTIMATION DEVICE

For each of the traveling directions (traveling direction 1 to traveling direction 4) at an intersection, a traffic-light cycle length estimation device acquires a time at which a vehicle in the stopped state starts moving, calculates the time difference between neighboring start times, which have been acquired, as a start interval, and generates a histogram based on the number of samplings of start intervals. The device combines the generated histograms into a histogram for all direction to generate one histogram that represents the relation between the start intervals and the number of samplings and, based on this histogram, estimates the cycle length of the traffic light. If a particular value, one of the start intervals, corresponds to the maximum number of samplings, that particular value is estimated as the cycle length. 1. A traffic-light cycle length estimation device comprising:a time acquisition unit that acquires time information about a start time at which a vehicle in a stopped state at a target intersection starts moving, the target intersection being an intersection where a traffic light is installed, the start time including a start time at which the vehicle starts moving in each of a plurality of start directions at the target intersection;a time difference calculation unit that calculates a time difference between neighboring times of the start times based on the time information acquired by the time acquisition unit; andan estimation unit that estimates a cycle length of the traffic light installed at the target intersection, based on a plurality of the time differences calculated by the time difference calculation unit.2. The traffic-light cycle length estimation device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a relative frequency generation unit that, for the time differences calculated by the time difference calculation unit, generates relative relation information about a number of samplings of each of the time differences that have the same ...

Methods and systems for estimating road traffic

Disclosed are systems and methods for estimating road traffic in a road segment at a given time. The system comprising: a central server; and at least one of one or more mobile communication units installed in a vehicle passing the road segment at the given time, wherein each of the mobile communication unit is capable of sending a plurality of mobile spot values to the central server, and one or more fixed communication units installed for detecting wireless enabled objects in vehicles passing the road segment at the given time, wherein each of the fixed communication unit is capable of sending a plurality of detected spot values to the central server. The central server is capable of processing the at least one of the plurality of mobile spot values and the plurality of detected spot values to estimate road traffic in the road segment at the given time.

Method for performing a real time analysis of traffic light related data

A method is described for performing a real time analysis of traffic flow control device related data using a plurality of vehicles connected in at least one vehicle cell network. The method compares position data from vehicles defining a traffic flow with received data for a traffic flow control device and geometry and topology data concerning a transport engineering construction related to the traffic flow control device to evaluate if a discrepancy can be detected between the geometry and topology data concerning the transport engineering construction and the traffic flow defined by the vehicles positions. The method may be used for updating and/or finding errors in the geometry and topology data concerning the transport engineering construction.

Traffic analysis system using wireless networking devices

A traffic monitoring system (400) includes a network of geographically distributed sensors (401-403). The sensors (401-403) provide raw or preprocessed data to a processing system (405) based on received long range wireless signals (e.g., 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz, or 5.9 GHz spectrum). The processing system (405) can then implement any of various algorithms to calculate traffic parameters taking into account the range of communication between the source and the sensor. The inputs to these algorithms include a first contacts, last contacts, maximum range, minimum range, median of contacts, average of contacts, maximum strength, and combinations thereof.

METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESULT DATA THAT DEPEND ON A MOTOR VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT

A method and apparatus are described for providing result data, which relate to a motor vehicle environment with an infrastructure device, for guiding a receiving motor vehicle through an infrastructure presenting a complex traffic situation. At least one motor vehicle having at least one sensor device is selected by the infrastructure device. The sensor device of the selected motor vehicle detects sensor data, which describe at least part of the motor vehicle environment. The infrastructure device transmits a query message to the selected motor vehicle. The selected motor vehicle transmits the sensor data to the infrastructure device in response to the query message. The infrastructure device determines result data from the sensor data and provides the result data to the receiving motor vehicle. 110.-. (canceled)11. A method for providing , from an infrastructure device to a receiving motor vehicle , result data that depend on a motor vehicle environment of the receiving motor vehicle , comprising:selecting, by the infrastructure device, at least one selected motor vehicle that has at least one sensor device, wherein the at least one sensor device detects at least a part of the motor vehicle environment;transmitting, by the infrastructure device, a query message to the at least one selected motor vehicle;receiving, by the infrastructure device, sensor data detected by the at least one sensor device, or processing data determined from the sensor data by a processing device of the at least one selected motor vehicle, in response to transmitting the query message, the sensor data describing at least the part of the motor vehicle environment;determining, by the infrastructure device, the result data from the sensor data or the processing data; andtransmitting, by the infrastructure device, the result data to the receiving motor vehicle.12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:selecting, by the infrastructure device, a parked motor vehicle as the at least one ...

DRIVING ANALYSIS DEVICE AND DRIVING BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

A driving analysis device comprises: a communicator configured to acquire yaw rates of vehicles driven by drivers and vehicle speeds corresponding to the angular velocities, and accident log information on whether or not the drivers each have accident logs; and a controller configured to analyze the driving behaviors of the steering operation of the plurality of drivers on the basis of the angular velocities and the vehicle speeds, and the accident log information. The controller categorizes the angular velocities into a first group having accident logs and a second group having no accident log, and determines at least one of a first reference value for detection of the abrupt steering operation or a second reference value for detection of the unsteady steering operation in accordance with an angular velocity at a boundary between the first group and the second group, for each of various vehicle speeds. 1. A driving analysis device configured to analyze driving behaviors of steering operation of a plurality of drivers and determine a reference value for detection of at least one of abrupt steering operation or unsteady steering operation of each of the drivers , the driving analysis device comprising:an analysis communicator configured to acquire yaw rates of a plurality of vehicles driven by the plurality of drivers and vehicle speeds corresponding to the yaw rates, and accident log information on whether or not the drivers each have one or more accident logs; andan analyzer configured to analyze the driving behaviors of the steering operation of the plurality of drivers on the basis of the yaw rates and the vehicle speeds, and the accident log information,whereinthe analyzer categorizes the yaw rates into a first group including a vehicle yaw rate of a driver having one or more accident logs and a second group including a vehicle yaw rate of a driver having no accident log, and determines at least one of a first reference value for detection of the abrupt steering ...

SYSTEM AND METHODS TO APPLY ROBUST PREDICTIVE TRAFFIC LOAD BALANCING CONTROL AND ROBUST COOPERATIVE SAFE DRIVING FOR SMART CITIES

Apparatuses, systems and methods applying an innovative non-discriminating and anonymous car related navigation driven traffic model predictive control, producing predictive load-balancing on road networks which dynamically assigns efficient sets of routes to car related navigation aids and which navigation aids may refer to in dash navigation or to smart phone navigation application. The system and methods are may enable, for example, to improve or to substitute commercial navigation service solutions, applying under such upgrade or substitution a new highly efficient proactive traffic control for city size or metropolitan size traffic. 136.-. (canceled)37. A method enabling to apply a mobile platform for efficient cooperative navigation on a road network by DTA based predictive control that its robustness depends on massive usage of the navigation and its wide acceptance on big brother syndrome disabled potential , the method comprising:a. receiving by in-vehicle apparatus, having anonymous identity, update of path that under obedience to driving navigation aid tends to contribute to predictive traffic load balancing on at least part of a road network,b. tracking by in-vehicle apparatus varying position of the vehicle and comparing the tracked positions with positions expected to be developed on the road network according to received path updates,c. determining by in-vehicle apparatus network usage charging related value according to said comparison and according to data enabling to determine privileged usage charging related value for optional matches and non-privileged usage charging related value for optional mismatches,d. transmitting by in-vehicle apparatus network usage charging related value.38. A method according to wherein network usage charging related value under match comprising privilege incentive independent of path updates.39. A method according to wherein data enabling to determine usage related value is saved by in-vehicle apparatus to enable ...

VEHICLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE, VEHICLE AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM

An illumination device installed in a vehicle capable of traveling in an automatic driving mode is provided with an illumination unit configured so as to radiate light outward from the vehicle, and an illumination control unit configured so as to control the illumination unit, on the basis of an illumination control signal sent from transportation infrastructure, which is provided with a light-emitting body for radiating light outward, in order to make the illumination state of the illumination unit correspond to the illumination state of the light-emitting body. 1. A vehicle illumination device provided to a vehicle capable of traveling in an automatic driving mode , the vehicle illumination device comprising:an illumination unit configured to irradiate light toward an outside of the vehicle; andan illumination control unit configured to control the illumination unit based on an illumination control signal transmitted from a traffic infrastructure equipment including a light-emitting body configured to irradiate light toward an outside, such that an illumination state of the illumination unit corresponds to an illumination state of the light-emitting body.2. The vehicle illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination control unit is configured to control the illumination unit to blink in synchronization with the light-emitting body.3. The vehicle illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination control unit is configured to control the illumination unit such that an illumination color of the illumination unit corresponds to an illumination color of the light-emitting body.4. A vehicle capable of traveling in an automatic driving mode claim 1 , the vehicle comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the vehicle illumination device according to ;'}a first wireless communication unit configured to receive the illumination control signal; anda vehicle control unit configured to control traveling of the vehicle.5. ...

Vehicular information systems and methods

Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle.

METHOD FOR OPERATING A DETECTION DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method for operating a detection device in a motor vehicle for a trip to a destination, wherein, by means of the detection device and on the basis of sensor data of the motor vehicle and/or on the basis of status data of at least one vehicle component of the motor vehicle, it is determined locally in the motor vehicle whether the motor vehicle is in a search phase, during which a driver of the motor vehicle is no longer driving toward the destination but rather is searching for a parking opportunity for the motor vehicle, and a duration of the search phase is determined by means of the detection device. 110-. (canceled)11. A method for operating a motor vehicle for a trip to a destination , the method comprising:locally determining, by a detection device based on sensor data of the motor vehicle and status data of at least one vehicle component, whether the motor vehicle is in a search phase during which a driver of the motor vehicle is no longer driving toward the destination but is searching for a parking opportunity for the motor vehicle;determining, by the detection device, a search duration of the search phase;determining, by at least one environmental sensor device of the motor vehicle during the determination of the search duration, environmental sensor data which describes at least one environmental condition and which are present during the search phase at the destination, the environmental sensor data including weather data and a time of day;communicating the environmental sensor data together with the determined search duration to a vehicle-external server device; and collecting and analyzing the search duration and search duration data of other motor vehicles;', 'generating statistical estimates that indicate a statistically expected estimated search duration for the parking opportunity within a destination region within which the destination lies by differentiating the collected search durations based on the corresponding ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING A PARKING SPOT IDENTIFIED WITH THE AID OF A DISTANCE-BASED DETECTION METHOD FOR VALIDITY

A method for classifying a parking spot identified with the aid of a distance-based detection process for validity, including the following: comparing a position of the identified parking spot to a digital parking facility map which includes positions of valid and invalid parking areas; and classifying the identified parking spot as a valid or an invalid parking spot as a function of the comparison. Also described are a corresponding device, a corresponding parking guidance system, a corresponding motor vehicle, and a computer program. 113-. (canceled)14. A method for classifying a validity of a parking spot identified with the aid of a distance-based detection process , the method comprising:comparing a position of the identified parking spot to a digital parking facility map which includes positions of valid and invalid parking areas; andclassifying the identified parking spot as a valid invalid parking spot or an invalid parking spot as a function of the comparison.15. The method of claim 14 , wherein there is a curb parameter claim 14 , which indicates whether the identified parking spot includes a curb or whether the identified parking spot is free of a curb claim 14 , the classification being additionally carried out as a function of the provided curb parameter.16. The method of claim 14 , wherein there is a delimitation parameter claim 14 , which indicates whether the identified parking spot is delimited on one side and/or on two opposing sides by one motor vehicle and/or two motor vehicles claim 14 , the classification being additionally carried out as a function of the provided delimitation parameter.17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the identified parking spot is classified as a valid parking spot when the position of the identified parking spot corresponds to a position of a valid parking area and the curb parameter indicates that the identified parking spot includes a curb claim 15 , and when the delimitation parameter indicates that the identified ...

System for Calculating an Error Probability of Vehicle Sensor Data

Various embodiments include a system for calculating an error probability of a sensor data record in vehicles, the system comprising: a sensor unit with sensors in a vehicle, the sensor unit configured to provide a sensor data record for an object in an environment of the vehicle; a central computer receiving the sensor data record from the sensor unit; and a reference database storing reference data associated with a position of the vehicle noted at when the sensor data record was generated. The central computer is programmed to refer to reference data in the calculation of an error probability of the sensor data record. 1. A system for calculating an error probability of a sensor data record in vehicles , the system comprising:a sensor unit with sensors in a vehicle, the sensor unit configured to provide a sensor data record for an object in an environment of the vehicle;a central computer receiving the sensor data record from the sensor unit; anda reference database storing reference data; associated with a position of the vehicle noted at when the sensor data record was generated;wherein the central computer is programmed to refer to reference data in the calculation of an error probability of the sensor data record.2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the central computer is further programmed to classify the sensor data record into an object class and relevant reference data are selected based on the object class.3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:the reference data in the reference database are assigned an error probability;the central computer is programmed to consider the error probability of the reference data when calculating the error probability of the sensor data record wherein the associated reference data are given a lower weighting as the error probability increases.4. The system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the central computer is further programmed to calculate the error probability of the reference data on the basis of ...

Traffic information service system and method

A system and a method for providing traffic information and includes: a database storing and managing traffic pattern information based on past traffic information; and a server that computes a real-time link entry time based on a real-time link speed received from a probe vehicle, corrects the traffic pattern information based on the real-time link speed and the real-time link entry time, and predicts and provide real-time traffic information based on the corrected traffic pattern information.

Feedback system for vehicular end-to-end driving

The disclosure includes embodiments for improving driving commands for vehicular end-to-end driving. In some embodiments, a method for a connected vehicle includes receiving command data describing one or more driving commands for the connected vehicle. The method includes correcting the one or more driving commands to generate modified command data that describes one or more modified driving commands. The one or more modified driving commands control an operation of the connected vehicle to satisfy a trajectory safety requirement. The method includes modifying an operation of a vehicle control system of the connected vehicle based on the modified command data so that the connected vehicle operates based on the one or more modified driving commands.

V2X COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING V2X MESSAGE THEREOF

Disclosed is a method for transmitting a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message by a V2X communication device of a vehicle. The method for transmitting a V2X message by a V2X communication device of a vehicle comprises the steps of detecting a lane change of a target vehicle followed by the subject vehicle; setting a CACC mode on the basis of a preset operation determination for a lane change when the lane change of the target vehicle is detected; and transmitting a V2X message including information on the set CACC mode, wherein the CACC mode includes a single-lane CACC mode for providing a single-lane CACC service and a multi-lane CACC mode for providing a multi-lane CACC service. 1. A method of transmitting , by a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication device of a subject vehicle , a V2X message , the method comprising:detecting a lane change of a target vehicle followed by the subject vehicle;upon detecting the lane change of the target vehicle, setting a CACC mode based on a preset operation decision on the lane change; andtransmitting the V2X message including information for the set CACC mode, wherein the CACC mode includes a single lane CACC mode for providing a single lane CACC service and a multi-lane CACC mode for providing a multi-lane CACC service.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset operation decision includes at least one of a decision not to follow the target vehicle having changed lanes claim 1 , a decision to keep following the target vehicle having changed lanes in the single lane CACC mode claim 1 , or a decision to keep following the target vehicle having changed lanes in the multi-lane CACC mode.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the V2X message further includes target vehicle ID information for identifying an ID of the target vehicle.4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:determining whether to change a lane based on the preset operation decision.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining whether to change the lane includes: ...

ASIL-CLASSIFICATION BY COOPERATIVE POSITIONING

An apparatus comprising a transceiver, an antenna and a processor. The transceiver may be configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles. The antenna may be configured to receive signals from GNSS satellites. The processor may be configured to (i) determine a first region based on relative coordinates calculated using the data messages, (ii) determine a second region calculated using the signals received from the GNSS satellites, (iii) determine whether a pre-determined amount of the first region to the second region overlap and (iv) increase a confidence level of a positional accuracy of the plurality of vehicles if the pre-determined amount of the first region and the second region overlap. One of the vehicles implements one or more automatic responses based on the confidence level of the positional accuracy. 1. An apparatus comprising:a transceiver configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles;an antenna configured to receive signals from GNSS satellites; anda processor configured to (i) determine a first region based on relative coordinates calculated using said data messages, (ii) determine a second region calculated using said signals received from said GNSS satellites, (iii) compare said first region to said second region, (iv) determine whether a pre-determined amount of said first region and said second region overlap and (v) increase a confidence level of a positional accuracy of said plurality of vehicles if said pre-determined amount of said first region and said second region overlap, wherein one of said vehicles implements one or more automatic responses based on said confidence level of said positional accuracy.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said automatic responses comprise safety features.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said confidence level comprises an ASIL-classification.4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein increasing said ASIL-classification enables ...

Driving profiles for autonomous vehicles

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for operating an autonomous vehicle based upon a driving preference. For example, a driving profile, comprising a driving preference (e.g., a speed preference, a route preference, etc.) of a user, may be provided to an automated driving component of the autonomous vehicle. An operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be generated based upon the driving preference of the user. The autonomous vehicle may be operated based upon the operational parameter. In an example, a condition of the user traveling in the autonomous vehicle may be determined, and the operational parameter for the autonomous vehicle may be adjusted based upon the condition of the user not corresponding to the driving preference.

Method, Device, Computer Program, and Computer Program Product for Checking an at Least Semi-Autonomous Driving Mode of a Vehicle

In a method for checking an at least semi-autonomous driving mode of a vehicle, intervention data are provided by a plurality of vehicles. The intervention data each represent a human intervention in an at least semi-autonomous driving mode of a vehicle. The intervention data includes sensor data at the time of the intervention and position data for a position at the time of the intervention. In accordance with the intervention data from the plurality of vehicles, a position is determined at which an increased number of vehicles registered a human intervention.

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC

An apparatus, system, and method for traffic monitory can have a Lagrangian inertial measurement unit. The Lagrangian inertial measurement unit can have a processor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and/or a wireless transmitter. The processor can have an integrated direction cosine matrix. The accelerometer can be configured to measure linear accelerations of a vehicle and/or can communicate measured linear acceleration to the processor. The gyroscope can be configured to measure rotational accelerations of the vehicle and/or can communicate measured rotational acceleration to the processor. The processor can be configured to calculate estimated vehicle speed and/or estimated vehicle attitude. The wireless transmitter can be configured to wirelessly transmit estimated vehicle speed and/or estimated vehicle attitude. The apparatus, system, and method can be integrated with a wireless sensor network. 1. A Lagrangian inertial measurement unit system , comprising: a wireless transmitter and a processor connected to an accelerometer configured to measure linear accelerations of the vehicle and communicate a measured linear acceleration to the processor and to a gyroscope configured to measure rotational accelerations of the vehicle and communicate a measured rotational acceleration to the processor,', 'wherein the processor includes a direction cosine matrix complementary filter and is configured to output an estimated vehicle speed and an estimated vehicle attitude,', 'wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the estimated vehicle speed and the estimated vehicle attitude;, 'one or more inertial measurement units, each of the inertial measurement units being attached to a vehicle and comprising a microcontroller platform and a node processor configured to estimate a vehicle trajectory based on the estimated vehicle speed and on the estimated vehicle attitude and is further configured to communicate an estimated vehicle trajectory to the ...

IDENTIFICATION OF DRIVER ABNORMALITIES IN A TRAFFIC FLOW

Driving behavior may be analyzed based on other vehicles in proximity to a tracked or monitored vehicle. GPS data is collected from the monitored vehicle and other vehicles in physical or geographic proximity thereto. A determination is made as to whether the vehicle in the physical or geographical area is exhibiting aberrant behavior. The aberrant behavior may be determined in view of other vehicles in the geographical area. If aberrant behavior is detected, an alert may be generated and transmitted to an administrator. 1. (canceled)2. A system for vehicle-based alerts , the system comprising:a positioning receiver associated with a vehicle, wherein the positioning receiver identifies a location of the vehicle based on a wireless signal received by the positioning receiver; transmits location-based data to a server, wherein the location-based data is based on the location of the vehicle identified by the positioning receiver, and', 'receives alert information transmitted by the server, the alert information indicating that behavior of the vehicle is aberrant;, 'a wireless data transceiver thata memory that stores the alert information; anda processor coupled to the memory, wherein execution of instructions stored in the memory by the processor generates an alert output based on the alert information.3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a display screen claim 2 , wherein the display screen displays the alert output.4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the wireless data transceiver includes a cellular network data transceiver.5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the positioning receiver includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the positioning receiver includes a cellular receiver.7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the positioning receiver includes an 802.11 receiver8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the positioning receiver includes a radio-wave receiver.9. The system of claim 2 , wherein the positioning receiver ...

Method and apparatus for providing recorded, anonymized routes

A method for providing recorded anonymized routes, wherein a route is a spatial movement of an object from a starting point to a destination point via successive waypoints, which movement is recorded by means of a position indication for each waypoint and is anonymized by removing object-identifying data, having the steps of: capturing more than one route, wherein each captured route has at least one waypoint or at least one overlapping partial route of adjacent waypoints in common with at least one other captured route, segmenting each route into at least two partial routes comprising at least one overlapping partial route or a common waypoint, storing each individual partial route of each captured route in a single data record for each partial route, and outputting the captured routes only in the form of the partial-route-specific data records. In addition, an apparatus which carries out the method.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

A system and a method for monitoring route devices in a transportation network includes one or more processors to receive sensed traffic control device information from first vehicle systems in a transportation network formed from interconnected routes. The sensed traffic control device information indicates states of traffic control devised at intersections between the routes in the transportation network. The one or more processors determine whether the sensed traffic control device information conflicts with stored traffic control device information stored in a database accessible by the one or more processors. The one or more processors send one or more bulletins to one or more second vehicle systems to change movement of the one or more second vehicle systems responsive to determining that the sensed traffic control device information conflicts with the stored traffic control device information. 1. A system comprising:one or more processors configured to receive first sensed traffic control device information from a first vehicle system traveling in a transportation network formed from interconnected routes, the first sensed traffic control device information indicating a state of a first traffic control device at a first intersection between the interconnected routes in the transportation network, wherein the first traffic control device in a first state is configured to direct vehicles in a first direction and the first traffic control device in a second state is configured to direct vehicles in a second direction,the one or more processors configured to store the first sensed traffic control device information received from the first vehicle system, andthe one or more processors configured to change a movement of a second vehicle system traveling in the transportation network based on the first sensed traffic control device information that is stored.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive second sensed traffic ...

Re-identification and revocation for misbehaving vehicle detection

The disclosure includes embodiments re-identification and revocation for misbehaving vehicle detection. A misbehaving vehicle is an example of an anomaly. A method includes receiving from a vehicular micro cloud, by a connected vehicle that is a member of the vehicular micro cloud, vehicular micro cloud data describing an anomaly and a first state of the anomaly in a geographic area. The method includes causing a sensor to record sensor data describing the geographic area. The method includes determining, based on the sensor data and the vehicular micro cloud data, whether the anomaly is still present and in the first state. The method includes generating evidence data describing a second state of the anomaly. The method includes transmitting the evidence data to the vehicular micro cloud. The method includes modifying an operation of the connected vehicle based on the evidence data.

ENHANCED HIGH DEFINITION MAPS FOR A VEHICLE

System and techniques for enhanced electronic navigation maps for a vehicle are described herein. A set of map tiles may be received at a vehicle component from a remote entity. Sensor derived data that has a locality corresponding to a map tile in the set of map tiles may be obtained. A field-programmable gate array of the vehicle may then be invoked to combine the sensor derived data and the map tile to create a modified map tile. The modified map tile may be communicated to a control system of the vehicle. 1. A device for a road side unit (RSU) , the device comprising:a sensor;a memory including instructions; and identify a map tile for a vehicle;', 'create sensor derived data, using data obtained from the sensor, that has a locality corresponding to the map tile; and', 'transmit the sensor derived data and the map tile to the vehicle to enable the vehicle to combine the sensor derived data and the map tile to create a modified map tile, and use the modified map tile in a control system of the vehicle., 'processing circuitry that, when in operation, is configured by the instructions to2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the map tile is a minimum viable map tile.3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions configure the processing circuitry to:evaluate a connection to the vehicle to determine that a connection quality is below a threshold; andselecting the minimum viable map tile over a corresponding more complete map tile based on the connection quality being below a threshold.4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions configure the processing circuitry to receive a request for a number of map tiles based on connectivity to the vehicle as measured by the vehicle claim 1 , wherein the map tile is one of a set of map tiles transmitted to the vehicle claim 1 , the set of map tiles having a number of tiles equal to the number of map tiles in the request.5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions configure the processing circuitry to:receive a ...

LOGISTICS MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE

A logistics monitoring method and device are disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining an estimated speed of a vehicle at a road section according to the weather and speed data of the road section, and then acquiring logistics monitoring data according to the estimated speed of the vehicle. Weather information can be structured into a pattern that can be applied to logistics monitoring, and precise logistics monitoring and prediction data is acquired by combining weather factors with information about a road section. Due to the large time and space span in long-distance logistics, weather factors have a great impact on long-distance logistics, making the logistics monitoring method and device applicable for monitoring of intercity long-distance logistics. 1. A method of logistics monitoring , comprising:determining, remotely from a vehicle, a road section that the vehicle is travelling on and a time segment;obtaining historical vehicle speed data on the road section associated with historical meteorological data of the road section and time segment;obtaining current meteorological data;obtaining an estimated vehicle speed of the vehicle on the road section based on the current meteorological data, historical meteorological data, and historical vehicle speed data;determining, remotely from the vehicle, a real time speed of the vehicle; andif the real time speed is less than the estimated vehicle speed, and the difference between the real time speed and the estimated vehicle speed is greater than a threshold, determining that the road section is congested.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the historical vehicle speed data comprises an average standard vehicle speed of each vehicle type.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein:obtaining an estimated vehicle speed of the vehicle on the road section based on the current meteorological data, historical meteorological data, and historical vehicle speed data comprises: obtaining an average standard vehicle ...

DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM

In a driving assist system, a driving evaluator compares a driving feature data item sampled at each predetermined sampling point and obtained from a target vehicle with historical driving data items for the corresponding sampling point. The driving evaluator obtains, based on a result of the comparison, an evaluation value of the driving feature data item for the target vehicle at each predetermined sampling point. An unusual driving determiner obtains a cumulative sum of selected values in the evaluation values of the driving feature data items for the target vehicle. The unusual driving determiner determines whether the cumulative sum is larger than a predetermined threshold, and determines that driving of a driver of the target vehicle is unusual upon determining that the cumulative sum is larger than the predetermined threshold. 1. A driving assist system comprising: "obtain, from each of a plurality of vehicles, a driving feature data item sampled at each predetermined sampling point on a travelling route of the corresponding vehicle, the driving feature data items obtained from each of the plurality of vehicles being based on at least one of at least one driver's operation to the corresponding vehicle, and at least one behavior of the corresponding vehicle;", 'a data obtainer configured toa first storage unit storing, as historical driving data items, the driving feature data items that have been previously obtained from each of the plurality of vehicles, the historical driving data items obtained from each of the plurality of vehicles having been sampled at the respective sampling points on the corresponding travelling route; compare the driving feature data item sampled at each predetermined sampling point and obtained from a target vehicle included in the plurality of vehicles with the historical driving data items for the corresponding sampling point stored in the first storage unit; and', 'obtain, based on a result of the comparison, an evaluation value ...

VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION DEVICE

A vehicular communication device is provided. The vehicular communication device includes a reception section that receives, from a periphery vehicle equipped with a narrow area communicator, a communication performance index representing performance of the narrow area communicator, and controller. The controller includes a reference value setup section that successively settles a reference value as a criterion for the communication performance index based on the communication performance indexes received from multiple periphery vehicles, an acquisition section that acquires the communication performance index for a targeted narrow area communicator serving as the narrow area communicator targeted at anomaly determination, and an anomaly determination section that determines an anomaly of the targeted narrow area communicator based on comparison between the reference value settled by the reference value setup section and the communication performance index acquired by the acquisition section for the targeted narrow area communicator. 1. A vehicular communication device used for a vehicle , comprising:a reception section that receives, from a periphery vehicle equipped with a narrow area communicator, a communication performance index representing performance of the narrow area communicator;a reference value setup section that successively settles a reference value as a criterion for the communication performance index based on the communication performance indexes received by the reception section from a plurality of the periphery vehicles;an acquisition section that acquires the communication performance index for a targeted narrow area communicator, wherein the targeted narrow area communicator is the narrow area communicator targeted at anomaly determination; andan anomaly determination section that determines an anomaly of the targeted narrow area communicator based on comparison between the reference value settled by the reference value setup section and the ...

MAPPING OF TEMPORAL ROADWAY CONDITIONS

The systems and methods described herein disclose detecting events in a vehicular environment using vehicle behavior. As described here, vehicles, either manual or autonomous, that detect an event in the environment will operate to respond to the event. As such, those movements can be used to determine if an event has occurred, even if the event cannot be determined directly. The systems and methods can include collecting detection data about a vehicle behaviors in a vehicular environment. Event behaviors can then be selected from the vehicle behaviors. A predicted event can be formulated based on the event behaviors. The predicted event and an event location can be associated in the vehicular environment. A guidance input can then be formulated for a recipient vehicle. Finally, a recipient vehicle can be navigated using the guidance input. 1. An event detection system for determining vehicle position , comprising:one or more processors; anda memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing:a collection module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to collect, using a plurality of vehicles, detection data about a plurality of vehicle behaviors in a vehicular environment;an event determination module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to select a plurality of event behaviors from the plurality of vehicle behaviors, the plurality of event behaviors comprising a temporal connection, and to formulate a predicted event based on the plurality of event behaviors; anda response module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to associate the predicted event and an event location in the vehicular environment, to formulate, using the predicted event and the event location, a guidance input for a recipient vehicle, and to navigate a recipient vehicle using the ...

METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A NAVIGATION ROUTE BASED ON VULNERABLE ROAD USER DATA

An approach is provided for determining a navigation route based on vulnerable road user data. The approach, for example, involves generating one or more candidate navigation routes for a vehicle. The approach also involves querying a geographic database for vulnerable road user data for a respective set of road links comprising each of the one or more candidate navigation routes. The approach further involves selecting the navigation route from among the one or more candidate navigation routes based on the vulnerable road user data. 1. A computer-implemented method for determining a navigation route based on vulnerable road user data comprising:generating one or more candidate navigation routes for a vehicle;querying a geographic database for vulnerable road user data for a respective set of road links comprising each of the one or more candidate navigation routes; andselecting the navigation route from among the one or more candidate navigation routes based on the vulnerable road user data.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the navigation route is selected to minimize a vulnerable road user attribute of the vulnerable road user data among the one or more candidate navigation routes.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the vulnerable road user attribute includes a vulnerable road user density claim 2 , an average vulnerable road user count claim 2 , a vulnerable road user classification claim 2 , or a combination thereof.4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:initiating the selecting of the navigation route to minimize the vulnerable road user attribute based on determining that one or more sensors capable of detecting a vulnerable road user is not operating or not equipped on the vehicle.5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:initiating the selecting of the navigation route to minimize the vulnerable road user attribute based on detecting an occurrence a road event, a road condition, or a combination thereof.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the road ...

Method and system for minimizing the required bandwidth for a cloud based unicast communication with a vehicle

Disclosed herein is a method and system for minimizing the required bandwidth for a cloud based unicast communication with a vehicle operating within a road network, where the cloud comprises a cloud logic and the vehicle comprises a vehicle internal logic. The method comprising the steps of: determining a current position with direction of the vehicle within the road network; setting an interval at which the vehicle is to report an update on its position based on a most probable path of the vehicle and the complexity thereof, where the most probable path is a set of possible paths a predetermined distance ahead of the vehicle that it is most probable to travel along given its current position with direction within the road network; communicating the set interval to the vehicle internal logic; and reporting an updated current position of the vehicle to the cloud with the set reporting interval.

Distributed data processing systems for processing remotely captured sensor data

Aspects of the disclosure relate to processing remotely captured sensor data. A computing platform having at least one processor, a communication interface, and memory may receive, via the communication interface, from a user computing device, sensor data captured by the user computing device using one or more sensors built into the user computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may analyze the sensor data received from the user computing device by executing one or more data processing modules. Then, the computing platform may generate trip record data based on analyzing the sensor data received from the user computing device and may store the trip record data in a trip record database. In addition, the computing platform may generate user record data based on analyzing the sensor data received from the user computing device and may store the user record data in a user record database.

Distributed data processing systems for processing remotely captured sensor data

Aspects of the disclosure relate to processing remotely captured sensor data. A computing platform having at least one processor, a communication interface, and memory may receive, via the communication interface, from a user computing device, sensor data captured by the user computing device using one or more sensors built into the user computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may analyze the sensor data received from the user computing device by executing one or more data processing modules. Then, the computing platform may generate trip record data based on analyzing the sensor data received from the user computing device and may store the trip record data in a trip record database. In addition, the computing platform may generate user record data based on analyzing the sensor data received from the user computing device and may store the user record data in a user record database.