ROBOTIC DRIVING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system that enables a vehicle to follow a traffic rule while traveling in a road network, comprising:
- a database that stores data relating to at least one feature of the road network;
a location detector that detects a location of the vehicle relative to the road network;
a sensor that senses at least one object in a vicinity of the vehicle; and
a processing system that controls the vehicle to autonomously obey at least one traffic rule, or provides a notification to a driver of the vehicle to enable the driver to obey at least one traffic rule, based on the detected location of the vehicle, data retrieved from the database relating to at least one feature of the road network, and data relating to at least one object sensed by the sensor.
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Abstract
A system that enables a vehicle to follow a traffic rule when traveling in a road network includes a database that stores data relating to at least one feature of the road network, a location detector that detects a location of the vehicle relative to the road network, a sensor that senses at least one object in a vicinity of the vehicle, and a processing system that controls the vehicle to autonomously obey at least one traffic rule, or provides a notification to a driver of the vehicle to enable the driver to obey at least one traffic rule, based on the detected location of the vehicle, data retrieved from the database relating to at least one feature of the road network, and data relating to at least one object sensed by the sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that enables a vehicle to follow a traffic rule while traveling in a road network, comprising:
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a database that stores data relating to at least one feature of the road network; a location detector that detects a location of the vehicle relative to the road network; a sensor that senses at least one object in a vicinity of the vehicle; and a processing system that controls the vehicle to autonomously obey at least one traffic rule, or provides a notification to a driver of the vehicle to enable the driver to obey at least one traffic rule, based on the detected location of the vehicle, data retrieved from the database relating to at least one feature of the road network, and data relating to at least one object sensed by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of enabling a vehicle to follow a traffic rule when traveling in a road network, comprising:
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detecting a location of the vehicle relative to the road network; retrieving data relating to at least one feature of the road network; sensing at least one object in a vicinity of the vehicle; and controlling the vehicle to autonomously obey at least one traffic rule, or provides a notification to a driver of the vehicle to enable the driver to obey at least one traffic rule, based on the detected location of the vehicle, the retrieved data relating to at least one feature of the road network, and data relating to the at least one sensed object. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A computer-readable medium which stores an executable program for enabling a vehicle to follow a traffic rule when traveling in a road network, comprising:
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a feature retrieval code segment that retrieves data relating to at least one feature of the road network from a database; and a vehicle control segment that controls the vehicle to autonomously obey at least one traffic rule, or provides a notification to a driver of the vehicle to enable the driver to obey at least one traffic rule, based on a location of the vehicle, the retrieved data relating to at least one feature of the road network, and data relating to at least one object sensed in a vicinity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification