Proximity awareness system for motor vehicles
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1. A method of enhancing road safety for vehicles traveling on a network of roads, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an interaction detector, a plurality of monitoring vectors from a plurality of vehicles travelling on the network of roads, the interaction detector being remote from the plurality of vehicles;
determining, from the plurality of monitoring vectors, whether there is an interaction between two of the plurality of vehicles on the network of roads, the interaction determined when the two vehicles are within a predetermined distance of one another such that the two of vehicles have a risk of collision, the interaction being determined without use of prior knowledge of a pre-planned route of either of the two vehicles on the network of roads; and
alerting an occupant of at least one of the two vehicles if an interaction on the network of roads is determined.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide enhanced warnings of potential future adverse events (e.g., automobile crashes) by tracking the location and motion of multiple vehicles, and providing alerts or warnings to the drivers of such vehicles in the event that a risk of an adverse event is identified.
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1. A method of enhancing road safety for vehicles traveling on a network of roads, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an interaction detector, a plurality of monitoring vectors from a plurality of vehicles travelling on the network of roads, the interaction detector being remote from the plurality of vehicles; determining, from the plurality of monitoring vectors, whether there is an interaction between two of the plurality of vehicles on the network of roads, the interaction determined when the two vehicles are within a predetermined distance of one another such that the two of vehicles have a risk of collision, the interaction being determined without use of prior knowledge of a pre-planned route of either of the two vehicles on the network of roads; and alerting an occupant of at least one of the two vehicles if an interaction on the network of roads is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an interaction detector, a plurality of monitoring vectors from at least an autonomous vehicle and a second vehicle; determining, from the a plurality of monitoring vectors, whether there is an interaction between the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle, the interaction existing when the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle are within a predetermined distance of one another such that the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle have a risk of collision; and remotely controlling the autonomous vehicle, based on a detected interaction, to avoid a collision between the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for enhancing safety on a network of roads, comprising:
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an interaction detector having a communications interface for receiving a plurality of monitoring vectors from a first vehicle and a second vehicle travelling on the network of roads, the interaction detector being remote from the first vehicle and the second vehicle; an interaction risk module configured to determine, from the plurality of monitoring vectors, whether there is an interaction between the first vehicle and second vehicle, the interaction determined without use of knowledge of a pre-planned route of either of the two vehicles on the network of roads, by determining whether the first vehicle and second vehicle are within a predetermined distance of one another such that the first vehicle and second vehicle might have a risk of collision with one another on the network of roads; and a message generator configured to generate a message to at least the first vehicle in response to a determination, by interaction risk module, of an interaction, and to send the message to the first vehicle via the communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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