System and method for monitoring road conditions using blind spot information
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1. A system for monitoring conditions on a roadway for a vehicle comprising:
- a control unit monitoring a number of times that a plurality of existing blind spot information sensors coupled to the vehicle detect objects around the vehicle when the vehicle is moving, the number of times indicating traffic congestion on lanes of the roadway adjacent to and carrying traffic in a same direction as the vehicle.
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A system for monitoring roadway conditions for a vehicle has a control unit processing data captured by a plurality of existing blind spot information sensors coupled to the vehicle to detect objects around the vehicle, the data processed indicating congestion on the roadway.
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1. A system for monitoring conditions on a roadway for a vehicle comprising:
a control unit monitoring a number of times that a plurality of existing blind spot information sensors coupled to the vehicle detect objects around the vehicle when the vehicle is moving, the number of times indicating traffic congestion on lanes of the roadway adjacent to and carrying traffic in a same direction as the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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