Autonomous Vehicle Travel Control Systems and Methods
First Claim
1. A method for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle travel, comprising:
- providing a vehicle travel management system which monitors the location of vehicles in a travel lane and the location of the travel lane;
creating dedicated travel lanes for vehicles equipped with the vehicle travel management system; and
managing travel of vehicles in the dedicated travel lanes to maximize travel speed of the vehicles and minimize collisions between the vehicles.
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Abstract
Method and system for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle travel includes providing a vehicle travel management system which monitors the location of vehicles in a travel lane and the location of the travel lane, creating dedicated travel lanes for vehicles equipped with the vehicle travel management system, and managing travel of vehicles in the dedicated travel lanes to maximize travel speed of the vehicles and minimize collisions between the vehicles. The travel management may entail establishing and maintaining communications between the vehicles with the movement of the vehicles being coordinated to enable a minimal distance between adjacent vehicles in the dedicated travel lanes. Entry into the dedicated travel lanes is optimally restricted only to vehicles equipped with the vehicle travel management system.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle travel, comprising:
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providing a vehicle travel management system which monitors the location of vehicles in a travel lane and the location of the travel lane; creating dedicated travel lanes for vehicles equipped with the vehicle travel management system; and managing travel of vehicles in the dedicated travel lanes to maximize travel speed of the vehicles and minimize collisions between the vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle travel of vehicles in dedicated travel lanes, comprising:
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a position determining system for determining the location of the vehicles; and in each vehicle, a communications system for facilitating communications between vehicles including communications about the location of the vehicles; and a vehicle control system coupled to said communications system in the vehicle for analyzing the location of the vehicles and controlling the travel of the vehicle based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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