Systems and Methods for Estimating Local Traffic Flow
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1. A method for estimating local traffic flow, comprising steps of:
- determining a driving habit of a user from historical data;
determining a current location of a vehicle that the user is driving;
determining a current driving condition for the vehicle;
predicting a desired driving condition from the driving habit and the current location;
comparing, by the vehicle, the desired driving condition with the current driving condition to determine a traffic congestion level; and
sending a signal that indicates the traffic congestion level.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for estimating local traffic flow are described. One embodiment of a method includes determining a driving habit of a user from historical data, determining a current location of a vehicle that the user is driving, and determining a current driving condition for the vehicle. Some embodiments include predicting a desired driving condition from the driving habit and the current location, comparing the desired driving condition with the current driving condition to determine a traffic congestion level, and sending a signal that indicates the traffic congestion level.
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1. A method for estimating local traffic flow, comprising steps of:
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determining a driving habit of a user from historical data; determining a current location of a vehicle that the user is driving; determining a current driving condition for the vehicle; predicting a desired driving condition from the driving habit and the current location; comparing, by the vehicle, the desired driving condition with the current driving condition to determine a traffic congestion level; and sending a signal that indicates the traffic congestion level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for estimating local traffic flow, comprising:
a memory component, at a vehicle that a user is driving, that stores vehicle environment logic that, when executed, causes a vehicle computing device to perform at least the following; determine a driving habit of the user from historical data; determine a current location of the vehicle; determine a current driving condition for the vehicle; predict a desired driving condition from driving habit and the current location; compare the desired driving condition with the current driving condition to determine a traffic congestion level; and send a signal that indicates the traffic congestion level. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for estimating local traffic flow, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed by a vehicle computing device at a vehicle a user is driving, causes the vehicle computing device to perform at least the following:
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determine a driving habit of the user from historical data; determine a current location of the vehicle; determine a current driving condition for the vehicle; predict a desired driving condition from the driving habit and the current location; compare the desired driving condition with the current driving condition to determine a traffic congestion level; and send a signal that indicates the traffic congestion level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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