System and method for monitoring vehicle speed and driver notification
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1. A system for monitoring a speed of a vehicle driven by a driver, comprising:
- an imaging system onboard the vehicle and configured to provide image data based on current driving conditions and a current road type on which the vehicle is traveling;
a controller configured to;
analyze the image data and to generate a speed threshold;
modify the speed threshold based on detection from the image data that a low visibility condition is present and the current road type on which the vehicle is traveling has changed, wherein the low visibility condition comprises at least one of a rain condition, a snow condition, and a fog condition, and wherein modification of the speed threshold further comprises determining the current road type is at least one of a motorway, a country road, and a city street; and
compare the speed threshold with a current driving speed of the vehicle; and
a rearview mirror assembly having a display system, the display system displaying at least one of a notification and a recommendation to the driver if the current driving speed exceeds the speed threshold.
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Abstract
A vehicle speed monitoring system and method is provided that determines a speed threshold based on provided inputs from various vehicle systems and measures the speed threshold against the current driving speed. In the event the threshold speed is exceeded, the system notifies the driver and/or makes a recommendation depending on the present driving conditions.
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1. A system for monitoring a speed of a vehicle driven by a driver, comprising:
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an imaging system onboard the vehicle and configured to provide image data based on current driving conditions and a current road type on which the vehicle is traveling; a controller configured to; analyze the image data and to generate a speed threshold; modify the speed threshold based on detection from the image data that a low visibility condition is present and the current road type on which the vehicle is traveling has changed, wherein the low visibility condition comprises at least one of a rain condition, a snow condition, and a fog condition, and wherein modification of the speed threshold further comprises determining the current road type is at least one of a motorway, a country road, and a city street; and compare the speed threshold with a current driving speed of the vehicle; and a rearview mirror assembly having a display system, the display system displaying at least one of a notification and a recommendation to the driver if the current driving speed exceeds the speed threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for monitoring a speed of a vehicle, comprising:
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providing image data from an imaging system located onboard the vehicle, wherein the image data is based on current driving conditions and a current road type on which the vehicle is traveling; analyzing the image data; generating a speed threshold; modifying the speed threshold based on detection from the image data that a low visibility condition is present and the current road type on which the vehicle is traveling has changed, wherein the current road type is at least one of a motorway, a country road and a city street and the low visibility condition is at least one of a rain condition, a snow condition, and a fog condition; comparing the speed threshold with a current driving speed of the vehicle; and displaying at least one of a notification and recommendation on a display system of a rearview mirror assembly if the current driving speed exceeds the speed threshold. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions executed by a processor, the software instructions comprising the steps of:
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providing image data from an imaging system located onboard a vehicle, wherein the image data is based on current driving conditions and a current road type on which the vehicle is traveling; analyzing the image data; generating a speed threshold; modifying the speed threshold based on detection from the image data that a low visibility condition is present and the current road type on which the vehicle is traveling has changed, wherein the current road type is at least one of a motorway, a country road and a city street and the low visibility condition is at least one of a rain condition, a snow condition, and a fog condition; comparing the speed threshold with a current driving speed of the vehicle; and displaying at least one of a notification and recommendation on a display system of a rearview mirror assembly if the current driving speed exceeds the speed threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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