Water depth detection for vehicle navigation
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- memory storing instructions; and
a processor to execute the instructions to cause the vehicle to;
determine a current and a projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination based on weather data and historical flood data received from an external server, the weather data including current and expected rainfall, and the historical flood data including previous water depth measurements for the road segments associated with the current and the expected rainfall and historical locations of vehicles abandoned due to flooding; and
in response to the current or the projected water depth of the road segments of the current route exceeding a first threshold, determine an alternate route to the destination.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle navigation with water depth detection. An example disclosed method includes determining a current and a projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination. Additionally, the example method includes, in response to the current or the projected water depth of the road segments of the current route exceeding a first threshold, determining an alternate route to the destination.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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memory storing instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to cause the vehicle to; determine a current and a projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination based on weather data and historical flood data received from an external server, the weather data including current and expected rainfall, and the historical flood data including previous water depth measurements for the road segments associated with the current and the expected rainfall and historical locations of vehicles abandoned due to flooding; and in response to the current or the projected water depth of the road segments of the current route exceeding a first threshold, determine an alternate route to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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determining, with a processor, a current and a projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination based on weather data and historical flood data received from an external server, the weather data including current and expected rainfall, and the historical flood data including previous water depth measurements for the road segments associated with the current and the expected rainfall and historical locations of vehicles abandoned due to flooding; and in response to the current or the projected water depth of the road segments of the current route exceeding a first threshold, determining an alternate route to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a server, data including current and expected rainfall and historical locations of vehicles abandoned due to flooding; determining, with a vehicle processor, a projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination based on the received data; and in response to the projected water depth of the road segments of the current route exceeding a first threshold, determining an alternate route to the destination.
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