CROWD SOURCED ENERGY ESTIMATION
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1. A method of advising a driver of a vehicle comprising:
- at a computing system,receiving from a vehicle a predicted energy usage request for a selected route; and
in response to the request, transmitting for each of a plurality of segments defining the selected route, an energy usage estimate based on data indicative of propulsive energy previously used by vehicles to travel the segments and to travel other segments having common characteristics with the segments.
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Abstract
A method of advising a driver of a vehicle may include at a computing system, receiving from the vehicle a predicted energy usage request for a selected route. In response to the request, the method may further include transmitting for each of a plurality of segments defining the selected route, an energy usage estimate based on data indicative of propulsive energy previously used by vehicles to travel the segments and to travel other segments having common characteristics with the segments.
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1. A method of advising a driver of a vehicle comprising:
at a computing system, receiving from a vehicle a predicted energy usage request for a selected route; and in response to the request, transmitting for each of a plurality of segments defining the selected route, an energy usage estimate based on data indicative of propulsive energy previously used by vehicles to travel the segments and to travel other segments having common characteristics with the segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
at least one controller programmed to transmit to an off-vehicle computing arrangement an energy usage request for a selected route; receive, in response to the request, an energy usage estimate for each of a plurality of segments defining the selected route from the arrangement, wherein the estimate is based on data indicative of propulsive energy previously used by vehicles to travel the segments and to travel other segments having common characteristics with the segments; and output the estimate for display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of advising a driver of a vehicle comprising:
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transmitting to an off-vehicle computing arrangement an energy usage prediction request for a selected route; receiving, in response to the request, an energy usage prediction for each of a plurality of segments defining the selected route from the arrangement, wherein the prediction is based on data indicative of propulsive energy previously used by vehicles to travel the segments and to travel other segments having common characteristics with the segments; and outputting the prediction for display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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