Stopped vehicle traffic resumption alert
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a collision detection unit to detect an object in front of the vehicle; and
a traffic monitor to;
when a transmission of the vehicle is in drive and a speed of the vehicle is zero, track, with a camera, a gaze of a driver; and
in response to detecting the object transition from being stationary to moving, and the gaze of the driver not being forward, provide an alert to the driver.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a stopped vehicle traffic resumption alert. An example disclosed vehicle includes a collision detection unit and a traffic monitor. The example collision detection unit detects an object in front of the vehicle. The example traffic monitor, when a transmission of the vehicle is in drive and a speed of the vehicle is zero, tracks a gaze of a driver with a camera. Additionally, in response to detecting the object transition from being stationary to moving, and the gaze of the driver not being forward, the traffic monitor provides an alert to the driver.
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15 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a collision detection unit to detect an object in front of the vehicle; and a traffic monitor to; when a transmission of the vehicle is in drive and a speed of the vehicle is zero, track, with a camera, a gaze of a driver; and in response to detecting the object transition from being stationary to moving, and the gaze of the driver not being forward, provide an alert to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to alert a driver in a vehicle comprising:
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detecting, with range detection sensors, an object in front of the vehicle; monitoring, with a transmission control unit, a state of a transmission; when the transmission of the vehicle is in drive and a speed of the vehicle is zero, tracking, with a driver-facing camera, a gaze of the driver; and in response to detecting the object transition from being stationary to moving, and the gaze of the driver not being forward, providing an alert to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a vehicle to:
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detect an object in front of the vehicle; when a transmission of the vehicle is in drive and a speed of the vehicle is zero, track, with a camera, a gaze of a driver; and in response to detecting the object transition from being stationary to moving, and the gaze of the driver not being forward, provide an alert to the driver.
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