Highly assisted driving platform

• US 9,628,565 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2014
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Stenneth, Leon Oliver, Boroditsky, Vladimir, Modica, Leo, Giurgiu, Gavril, Fowe, James Adeyemi
• Primary Examiner(s): Dager, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US14/338,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20160028824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,000 Days
• Field of Search: 701 1- 28, 340500-693
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/55 using telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2756/10 Involving external transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/09 Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/143 Speed control B60W30/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0145 for active traffic flow control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096725 where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Methods for providing a highly assisted driving (HAD) service include: (a) transmitting telematics sensor data from a vehicle to a remote first server; (b) transmitting at least a portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to a remote second server, wherein the remote second server is configured to execute a HAD application using received telematics sensor data, and wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result; and (c) transmitting the HAD service result from the remote second server to a client. Apparatuses for providing a HAD service are described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, telematics sensor data from a first vehicle to a remote first server; and

transmitting, by the processor, at least a portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to a remote second server,

wherein the remote second server is configured to execute a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using received telematics sensor data,

wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result including an autonomous driving command for operation of a second vehicle,

wherein the HAD service result is transmitted from the remote second server to the second vehicle, and

wherein the second vehicle is configured to make an operational adjustment based on the HAD service result.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the remote first server and the remote second server are controlled by separate entities.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the telematics sensor data is acquired from one or a plurality of telematics sensors onboard the first vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the one or the plurality of telematics sensors is selected from the group consisting of differential global positioning system (GPS), windshield wiping sensors, laser sensors, light sensors, camera sensors, microphone sensors, shift sensors, pedal sensors, lever sensors, brake sensors, speed sensors, acceleration sensors, headlamp sensors, steering wheel sensors, and combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising collecting the telematics sensor data in a vehicle data collector onboard the first vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising pre-processing at least a portion of the telematics sensor data prior to the transmitting of the telematics sensor data to the remote first server.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein at least a portion of the pre-processing is performed onboard the first vehicle in a vehicle data collector.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the pre-processing comprises data filtering, data anonymization, data compression, data enveloping, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving of the telematics sensor data from the first vehicle to the remote first server occurs via wireless communication, wherein the transmitting of at least the portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to the remote second server occurs via wireless communication, and wherein transmission of the HAD service result from the remote second server to the client occurs via wireless communication.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether at least the portion of the telematics sensor data transmitted to the remote second server satisfies a predefined latency threshold prior to using the received telematics sensor data as an input in the HAD application.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising corroborating at least the portion of the telematics sensor data transmitted to the remote second server via comparison and/or combination with additional telematics sensor data acquired from one or a plurality of neighboring vehicles.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the HAD application is selected from the group consisting of autonomous driving, personalized driving of autonomous vehicles, collision warning systems, early warning systems, adverse weather conditions warning systems, lane departure warning systems, telematics sensor analytics, automobile app stores, cruise control, and combinations thereof.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving additional telematics sensor data from a neighboring vehicle to the remote first server.

9. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a processor, telematics sensor data from a vehicle to a remote first server;

transmitting, by a processor, at least a portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to a remote second server, wherein the remote second server is configured to execute a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using received telematics sensor data, and wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result;

transmitting, by a processor, the HAD service result from the remote second server to a client, wherein the client is configured to make an operational adjustment based on the HAD service result; and

transmitting, by a processor, additional telematics sensor data from a neighboring vehicle to the remote first server, wherein the neighboring vehicle is positioned to be capable of direct vehicle to vehicle communication with the vehicle.

22. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining a confidence level associated with the HAD service result from the remote second server based on the vehicle to vehicle communication.

14. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receive telematics sensor data from a first vehicle at a remote first server; and

transmit at least a portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to a remote second server,

wherein the remote second server is configured to execute a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using received telematics sensor data,

wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result including a driving command, and

wherein the HAD service result is transmitted from the remote second server to a second vehicle.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

collect the telematics sensor data in a vehicle data collector onboard the first vehicle.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

pre-process at least a portion of the telematics sensor data prior to transmission of the telematics sensor data to the remote first server.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

determine whether at least the portion of the telematics sensor data transmitted to the remote second server satisfies a predefined latency threshold prior to using the received telematics sensor data as an input in the HAD application.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

receive additional telematics sensor data from a neighboring vehicle to the remote first server.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor, the storage medium comprising instructions for:

receiving telematics sensor data from a vehicle at a remote first server; and

transmitting at least a portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to a remote second server,

wherein the remote second server is configured to execute a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using received telematics sensor data,

wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result; and

wherein the HAD service result is transmitted from the remote second server to an autonomous vehicle that is operated according to the HAD service result.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, having stored therein data representing instructions further comprising:

receiving additional telematics sensor data from a neighboring vehicle to the remote first server.