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Method and apparatus for vehicle routing

  • US 8,838,385 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2011
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:

  • receiving a vehicle route;

    receiving data relating to a vehicle charge level;

    estimating a power requirement required to travel a length of the vehicle route;

    contingent on a vehicle charge state being insufficient to meet the power requirement, comparing the vehicle route to power outage data to establish power outage regions along the vehicle route; and

    sending a warning for at least one portion of the route containing a power outage region to a vehicle computing system for relay to a driver.

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