Smart road system for vehicles
First Claim
1. A road system, said road system comprising:
- a road surface along which vehicles travel, wherein the vehicles traveling along the road surface include electric vehicles;
a plurality of electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface;
wherein batteries of electric vehicles traveling along the road surface are electrically charged as the electric vehicles travel along the electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface;
a plurality of communication devices along the road surface;
wherein said communication devices are operable to wirelessly communicate with vehicles traveling along the road surface;
wherein at least some of said communication devices along the road wirelessly communicate lane information to a vehicle traveling along a lane of the road surface; and
wherein, responsive to the lane information wirelessly communicated by the at least some of the said communication devices to the vehicle traveling along the road surface, the vehicle maintains its path of travel in the lane traveled along by the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the road surface.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A road system includes a road surface along which vehicles travel, with the vehicles traveling along the road surface including electric vehicles. A plurality of electrical charging elements is disposed along the road surface. Batteries of electric vehicles traveling along the road surface are electrically charged as the electric vehicles travel along the electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface. A plurality of communication devices along the road surface. The communication devices are operable to wirelessly communicate with vehicles traveling along the road surface. At least some of the communication devices along the road wirelessly communicate lane information to a vehicle traveling along a lane of the road surface. Responsive to the wirelessly communicated lane information, the vehicle maintains its path of travel in the lane traveled along by the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the road surface.
65 Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A road system, said road system comprising:
-
a road surface along which vehicles travel, wherein the vehicles traveling along the road surface include electric vehicles; a plurality of electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface; wherein batteries of electric vehicles traveling along the road surface are electrically charged as the electric vehicles travel along the electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface; a plurality of communication devices along the road surface; wherein said communication devices are operable to wirelessly communicate with vehicles traveling along the road surface; wherein at least some of said communication devices along the road wirelessly communicate lane information to a vehicle traveling along a lane of the road surface; and wherein, responsive to the lane information wirelessly communicated by the at least some of the said communication devices to the vehicle traveling along the road surface, the vehicle maintains its path of travel in the lane traveled along by the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the road surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A road system, said road system comprising:
-
a road surface along which vehicles travel, wherein the vehicles traveling along the road surface include electric vehicles; a plurality of electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface; wherein batteries of electric vehicles traveling along the road surface are electrically charged as the electric vehicles travel along the electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface; a plurality of communication devices along the road surface; wherein said communication devices are operable to wirelessly communicate with vehicles traveling along the road surface; wherein at least some of said communication devices along the road wirelessly communicate lane information to a vehicle traveling along a lane of the road surface; wherein at least some of said communication devices along the road surface wirelessly communicate geographic location information to the vehicle traveling along the lane of the road surface; wherein, responsive to the lane information wirelessly communicated by the at least some of the said communication devices to the vehicle traveling along the road surface, the vehicle maintains its path of travel in the lane traveled along by the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the road surface; and wherein the vehicle traveling along the lane of the road surface comprises an autonomous vehicle, and wherein said communication devices communicate signals to an automated driving system of the autonomous vehicle to control the autonomous vehicle as it travels along the road surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
-
-
19. A road system, said road system comprising:
-
a road surface along which vehicles travel, wherein the vehicles traveling along the road surface include electric vehicles; a plurality of electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface; wherein batteries of electric vehicles traveling along the road surface are electrically charged as the electric vehicles travel along the electrical charging elements disposed along the road surface; a plurality of communication devices along the road surface; wherein said communication devices are operable to wirelessly communicate with vehicles traveling along the road surface; wherein at least some of said communication devices along the road wirelessly communicate lane information to a vehicle traveling along a lane of the road surface; wherein at least some of said communication devices along the road surface wirelessly communicate geographic location information to the vehicle traveling along the lane of the road surface; wherein, responsive to the lane information wirelessly communicated by the at least some of the said communication devices to the vehicle traveling along the road surface, the vehicle maintains its path of travel in the lane traveled along by the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the road surface; wherein said communication devices wirelessly communicate with a remote server, and wherein said remote server receives information via at least some of said communication devices pertaining to the vehicle traveling along the lane of the road surface; and wherein, responsive at least in part to the received information, said remote server transmits commands to the vehicle to at least partially control the vehicle along a route of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
-
Specification