Fuel cost predictor system
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1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
- a plurality of data sources that provide information about conditions along routes from a current vehicle position to a destination; and
a cost predictor algorithm processor that receives the information from the plurality of data sources, and provides one or more routes for a vehicle operator to choose from that are determined based on cost savings.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system that provides one or more route choices based on various factors that will reduce travel cost, particularly fuel cost. A fuel cost predictor algorithm weights the various factors to determine the most cost effective route. The factors can include anything that affects fuel and/or vehicle costs, such as distance traveled, driving conditions, such as temperature, snow, ice, etc., fuel prices along the route, terrain, vehicle diagnostics, traffic congestion, driver operating behavior, desired arrival time, rare traffic events, average speed, etc.
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1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a plurality of data sources that provide information about conditions along routes from a current vehicle position to a destination; and a cost predictor algorithm processor that receives the information from the plurality of data sources, and provides one or more routes for a vehicle operator to choose from that are determined based on cost savings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a data source that provides information about fuel prices along several routes from a current vehicle position to a destination; and a fuel cost predictor algorithm processor that receives the information from the data source, and provides one or more routes for a vehicle operator to choose from that are determined based on cost savings. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a driving condition data source that provides weather conditions along one or more routes from a current vehicle position to a destination; a fuel price data source that provides fuel prices along the routes; a terrain data source that provides terrain information along the routes; a traffic information data source that provides traffic flow information along the routes; and a cost predictor algorithm processor that receives the information from each of the data sources, and displays one or more routes for a vehicle operator to choose from that are determined based on cost savings. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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