Traffic aware lane determination for human driver and autonomous vehicle driving system
First Claim
1. A method for determining lane congestion information among a plurality of vehicles on a multi-lane road, comprising:
- receiving, through a user input of a user device, a driving destination;
sensing, with a sensor on a first vehicle containing the user device, the presence of a user device in a second vehicle within a vehicle awareness zone relative to the first vehicle;
receiving, through a wireless radio of the user device of the first vehicle, vehicle data of the second vehicle;
transmitting the vehicle data of the second vehicle to a remote server using the wireless radio of the user device in the first vehicle; and
switching, in at least one of the user device and the remote server, the mode of operation between a first mode that provides a lane recommendation based on traffic conditions ahead of the first vehicle within the lane the first vehicle is traveling, and a second mode that provides a lane recommendation based on traffic conditions ahead of the first vehicle in a plurality of lanes, the lane recommendation in the second mode including a ranking of lanes based on a travel time estimate for each drivable lane.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for determining lane information in a road segment to drive a first vehicle to minimize travel time. According to an embodiment, navigation data of the first vehicle and at least one other vehicle in a road segment is sent to a computer server system via their respective clique leaders through a communication network. The lane information may include whether a change of lane is required, a lane to avoid, an optimum lane, and rank order of drivable lanes according to increasing order of travel time for the first vehicle to minimize travel time. The determined lane information is sent to the appropriate user device through its clique leader. The user device presents the lane information to a human driver and/or autonomous vehicle driving system of the first vehicle appropriately.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining lane congestion information among a plurality of vehicles on a multi-lane road, comprising:
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receiving, through a user input of a user device, a driving destination; sensing, with a sensor on a first vehicle containing the user device, the presence of a user device in a second vehicle within a vehicle awareness zone relative to the first vehicle; receiving, through a wireless radio of the user device of the first vehicle, vehicle data of the second vehicle; transmitting the vehicle data of the second vehicle to a remote server using the wireless radio of the user device in the first vehicle; and switching, in at least one of the user device and the remote server, the mode of operation between a first mode that provides a lane recommendation based on traffic conditions ahead of the first vehicle within the lane the first vehicle is traveling, and a second mode that provides a lane recommendation based on traffic conditions ahead of the first vehicle in a plurality of lanes, the lane recommendation in the second mode including a ranking of lanes based on a travel time estimate for each drivable lane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for determining lane congestion information among a plurality of vehicles on a multi-lane road, comprising:
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receiving, through a user input of a user device, a driving destination; receiving, through a wireless radio of the user device, vehicle data of a second vehicle within a vehicle awareness zone relative to a first vehicle containing the user device, wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle type data and navigation data, wherein the navigation data is based on at least one of a driving destination, road map data, and lane obstruction data; and determining whether a lane recommendation is needed for the first vehicle based on the vehicle data of the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A system for determining lane congestion information among a plurality of vehicles on a multi-lane road, comprising:
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a first database including navigation data pertaining to a geographical area; a processor configured to receive navigation data from a user device in a first vehicle; and a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program coupled to said processor to; compare the navigation data of the first vehicle with the navigation data stored in said first database; switch, in at least one of the user device and a remote server, between a first mode that provides a lane recommendation based on vehicle data of the vehicles ahead of the first vehicle within the lane the first vehicle is traveling, and a second mode that provides a lane recommendation based on traffic conditions ahead of the first vehicle in a plurality of lanes, the lane recommendation in the second mode including a ranking of lanes based on a travel time estimate for each drivable lane wherein vehicle data includes at least navigation data; and send the lane recommendation to the user device in the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for providing a lane recommendation to a user in a first vehicle, the computer program product comprising programming instructions causing a coupled processor to:
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receive navigation data of a first vehicle; sense a presence of a user device in a second vehicle within a vehicle awareness zone relative to the first vehicle; receive vehicle data of the second vehicle; transmit the vehicle data of the second vehicle to a remote server using a coupled wireless radio; and determine, in at least one of the user device and the remote server, a lane recommendation in a first mode based on vehicle data of the vehicles ahead of the first vehicle within the lane the first vehicle is travelling or in a second mode based on vehicle data of the vehicles ahead of the first vehicle in a plurality of lanes wherein each respective lane is ranked based on a travel time for each lane wherein vehicle data includes at least navigation data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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