SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NO-TURN-ON-RED REMINDER

• US 20170015239A1
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Published: 01/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: RAO, Manoharprasad K., PRAKAH-ASANTE, Kwaku O.
• Application Number:
  US14/797,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20170015239A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09623 Systems involving the acquisition of information from passive traffic signs by means mounted on the vehicle G08G1/0967 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09626 where the origin of the information is within the own vehicle, e.g. a local storage device, digital map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station

Abstract

A vehicle includes a navigation system configured to output a vehicle location and an intersection location at which a turn on red is prohibited. The vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection location and data being indicative of a driver intention to turn at the intersection, output an indicator to inform a driver that the turn on red is prohibited.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a navigation system configured to output a vehicle location and an intersection location at which a turn on red is prohibited; and

at least one controller programmed to, in response to the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection location and the vehicle location being indicative of the vehicle being in a turn lane for the intersection, output a signal to activate an indicator that the turn on red is prohibited.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a turn indicator system configured to output a turn signal indicator, and wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to output the signal in response to the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection location and the turn signal indicator being activated.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to output the signal in response to the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection location and a speed of the vehicle being less than a predetermined speed.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the vehicle location is in proximity to the intersection location when the vehicle location is less than a predetermined distance from the intersection location.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the vehicle location is in proximity to the intersection location when a time to arrival to the intersection location is less than a predetermined time.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the navigation system is further configured to output a planned route for the vehicle, and wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to output the signal in response to the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection location and the planned route including a turn at the intersection.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a display panel and wherein the indicator is displayed on the display panel.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising an audible alert device and wherein the indicator is generated by the audible alert device.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the navigation system is further configured to output a time range for which the turn on red at the intersection is prohibited, and wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to inhibit output of the signal based on a present time being outside of the time range.

10. A vehicle comprising:

a navigation system configured to output a vehicle location and an intersection location at which a turn on red is prohibited; and

at least one controller programmed to, in response to the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection location and data being indicative of an imminent turn at the intersection, output a signal to activate an indicator that the turn on red is prohibited.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 further comprising a turn indicator system configured to output a turn signal indicator, wherein the data includes the turn signal indicator being activated.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the data includes a speed of the vehicle being less than a predetermined speed.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the data includes a vehicle location being located in a turn lane for the intersection.

14. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the vehicle location is in proximity to the intersection location when the vehicle location is less than a predetermined distance from the intersection location.

15. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the vehicle location is in proximity to the intersection location when a time to arrival to the intersection location is less than a predetermined time.

16. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the navigation system is further configured to output a planned route for the vehicle and the data includes the planned route of the vehicle including a turn at the intersection.

17. A method comprising:

outputting, by a controller, a notification that a turn on red is prohibited in response to a vehicle location being in proximity to an intersection location at which turns on red are prohibited and data being indicative of an intention to turn at the intersection; and

displaying the notification to a driver.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the data includes one or more of a vehicle speed being less than a predetermined speed, a turn signal indicator being activated, and a vehicle location being within a turn lane for the intersection.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the vehicle location being in proximity to the intersection includes one or more of the vehicle location being less than a predetermined distance from the intersection location and an arrival time to the intersection location being less than a predetermined time.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising outputting the notification in response to a current time being within a time range for which turns on red are prohibited at the intersection location.