Driver coaching from vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications

• US 9,862,315 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2016
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Hoye, Brett
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US15/234,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20170066374A1
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 340439
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0863 due to erroneous selection or response of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/12 Brake pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/18 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/60 Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/08 Active safety systems predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision or attempting to minimise its consequences
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/10 Path keeping cruise control for automatically following a preceding vehicle B60W30/165
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/161 Decentralised systems, e.g. inter-vehicle communication

Abstract

A system for determining driver errors includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a safety warning from a safety warning system. The processor is configured to determine an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning; determine a driver response; determine whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicating a driver error.

Claims

1. A system for determining driver errors, comprising:

an interface configured to receive a safety warning from a safety warning system, wherein;

the safety warning system is configured to communicate via a vehicle to vehicle communications system, a vehicle to infrastructure communications system, and a vehicle to device communications system, and

the safety warning is received via a vehicle to vehicle communications system;

a processor configured to;

determine an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning;

determine a driver response;

determine whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and

in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicate a driver error including providing coaching information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the safety warning system comprises a vehicle to infrastructure communications system.

3. The system claim 1, wherein the safety warning system comprises a vehicle to device communications system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the appropriate driver response comprises slowing down.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the appropriate driver response comprises pulling over.

6. The system claim 1, wherein the appropriate driver response comprises hard braking.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the appropriate driver response comprises looking around.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the appropriate driver response comprises turning on vehicle lights.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the appropriate driver response comprises increasing following distance.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver response is determined based at least in part on vehicle event recorder data.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver response is determined based at least in part on sensor data.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein indicating a driver error comprises recording sensor data.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein indicating a driver error comprises recording video data.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein indicating a driver error comprises recording safety warning system data.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein indicating a driver error comprises providing an indication to the driver.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the indication to the driver comprises a light indication.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the indication to the driver comprises a sound indication.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the indication to the driver comprises an audio instruction.

19. A method for determining driver errors, comprising:

receiving a safety warning from a safety warning system, wherein the safety warning system is configured to communicate via a vehicle to vehicle communications system, a vehicle to infrastructure communications system, and a vehicle to device communications system, and the safety warning is received via a vehicle to vehicle communications system;

determining, using a processor, an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning;

determining a driver response;

determining whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and

in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicate a driver error including providing coaching information.

20. A computer program product for determining driver errors, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving a safety warning from a safety warning system, wherein the safety warning system is configured to communicate via a vehicle to vehicle communications system, a vehicle to infrastructure communications system, and a vehicle to device communications system, and the safety warning is received via a vehicle to vehicle communications system;

determining an appropriate driver response based at least in part on the safety warning;

determining a driver response;

determining whether the driver response comprises the appropriate driver response; and

in the event the driver response does not comprise the appropriate driver response, indicate a driver error including providing coaching information.