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Methods and Systems For Coordinating Vehicular Traffic Using In-Vehicle Virtual Traffic Control Signals Enabled By Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications

  • US 20130116915A1
  • Filed: 07/15/2011
  • Published: 05/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of coordinating vehicular traffic proximate to a potential travel-priority conflict zone, comprising:

  • communicating with at least one dynamic traffic control system located on-board a vehicle proximate to the potential travel-priority conflict zone so as to establish a dynamic traffic control plan for avoiding a travel-priority conflict in the potential travel-priority conflict zone; and

    coordinating with the at least one dynamic traffic control system via said communicating to elect a dynamic traffic controller as a temporary coordinator vehicle responsible for temporarily coordinating the dynamic traffic control plan.

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