SMART VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method to follow a lane of a road with a smart vehicle, comprising:
- creating with a processor a 3D model of the road comprising the lane, a nearby vehicle, and the smart vehicle;
obtaining lane information that provides an estimated location of the lane;
estimating a path of each neighboring vehicle and updating the 3D model of the road, the smart vehicle and the nearby vehicle; and
when the lane information has become unavailable or unreliable, maintaining a relative position of the smart vehicle using the 3D model of the road and the nearby vehicle based on one or more estimated paths until the lane information becomes available again.
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Abstract
A smart vehicle can be operated by generating a 3D model of a sensor'"'"'s field of view; receiving information from neighboring vehicles to compensate for blindspots in the sensor'"'"'s field of view and in a driver'"'"'s field of view; receiving traffic information, weather information; adjusting one or more characteristics of the plurality of 3D models based on the received traffic and weather information and blindspot information; aggregating the plurality of 3D models to generate a comprehensive 3D model; and combining the comprehensive 3D model with detailed map information; and using the combined comprehensive 3D model with detailed map information to maneuver the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to follow a lane of a road with a smart vehicle, comprising:
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creating with a processor a 3D model of the road comprising the lane, a nearby vehicle, and the smart vehicle; obtaining lane information that provides an estimated location of the lane; estimating a path of each neighboring vehicle and updating the 3D model of the road, the smart vehicle and the nearby vehicle; and when the lane information has become unavailable or unreliable, maintaining a relative position of the smart vehicle using the 3D model of the road and the nearby vehicle based on one or more estimated paths until the lane information becomes available again. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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