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Accident Avoidance Systems and Methods

  • US 20090033540A1
  • Filed: 09/11/2008
  • Published: 02/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An accident avoidance system for a host vehicle, comprising:

  • a global positioning system residing on the host vehicle for determining the host vehicle'"'"'s location as the host vehicle travels based on signals received from one or more satellites;

    a communication system residing on the host vehicle operative to receive signals including information received directly from other vehicles indicating the locations thereof and traffic information received from an infrastructure-based station indicating the locations of other vehicles;

    a navigation system residing on the host vehicle coupled to the global positioning system and the communication system;

    the navigation system including a display and being operative to display images on the display to an occupant of the host vehicle representing a vicinity associated with the host vehicle and showing indications of the locations of the other vehicles within the vicinity derived from the information received directly from the other vehicles and the traffic information received from the infrastructure-based station;

    wherein the navigation system is further operative to update the images shown on the navigation system display to reflect changes in the location of the host vehicle and changes in the locations of the other vehicles; and

    wherein the likelihood of a collision occurring between the host vehicle and the other vehicles is reduced by providing the occupant of the host vehicle with knowledge of the locations of other vehicles in the vicinity of the host vehicle.

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