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COOPERATIVE VEHICLE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM

  • US 20150054659A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2014
  • Published: 02/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A traffic information communication system comprising:

  • a receiver configured to receive a message relating to traffic conditions along a thoroughfare from a communication node;

    a transmitter communicatively coupled to the receiver and configured to rebroadcast the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message, wherein the traffic information communication system is implemented in a vehicle traveling along the thoroughfare; and

    a sensor installed in the vehicle and configured to detect a trigger, wherein the transmitter is further configured to generate and broadcast a warning message relating to a potential safety threat to other vehicles in response to detecting the trigger, wherein;

    the sensor comprises a brake sensor configured to detect emergent braking in the vehicle;

    the sensor comprises a component sensor configured to detect failure of a particular vehicle component in the vehicle;

    orthe sensor comprises both the brake sensor and the component sensor.

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