System and method of providing recommendations to users of vehicles
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1. A first vehicle comprising:
- navigation controls,a processor,a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor, anda wireless signal receiver,wherein the instructions comprise;
receiving first data based on information collected from a sensor affixed to a separate vehicle that senses an aspect of the environment surrounding the separate vehicle,determining a first, second or third trust level based on indicia of the trustworthiness of the first data, where the first trust level indicates greater trustworthiness than the second trust level, and the second trust level indicates greater trustworthiness than the third trust level,directing the navigation controls to steer the first vehicle based on the first data when the determined trust level is the first trust level,directing the navigation controls to slow the speed of the first vehicle based on the first data when the determined trust level is the second trust level, andnot directing the navigation controls based on the first data when the determined trust level is the third trust level.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided of providing recommendations to a user of a vehicle. In one aspect, the vehicle navigates autonomously and the sensors provide information that is based on the location of the vehicle and output from sensors directed to the environment surrounding the vehicle. In further aspects, both current and previous sensor data is used to make the recommendation, as well as data based on the sensors of other vehicles.
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1. A first vehicle comprising:
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navigation controls, a processor, a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor, and a wireless signal receiver, wherein the instructions comprise; receiving first data based on information collected from a sensor affixed to a separate vehicle that senses an aspect of the environment surrounding the separate vehicle, determining a first, second or third trust level based on indicia of the trustworthiness of the first data, where the first trust level indicates greater trustworthiness than the second trust level, and the second trust level indicates greater trustworthiness than the third trust level, directing the navigation controls to steer the first vehicle based on the first data when the determined trust level is the first trust level, directing the navigation controls to slow the speed of the first vehicle based on the first data when the determined trust level is the second trust level, and not directing the navigation controls based on the first data when the determined trust level is the third trust level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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