Patent classifications
G08G1/094
Traffic light approach intervening safety system
The traffic light approach intervening safety system is a safety device that is configured for use in traffic control. The traffic light approach intervening safety system includes a traffic control signal and an emergency vehicle. The traffic light approach intervening safety system establishes a communication link between the traffic control signal and the emergency vehicle that indicates to the traffic control signal that the emergency vehicle is in the vicinity of the traffic control signal. Upon receipt of the indication of the presence of the emergency vehicle, the traffic light approach intervening safety system overrides the normal operation of the traffic control signal with a plurality of visually distinct signals that direct the flow of traffic such that a path is cleared for the passage of the emergency vehicle.
Method and system for traffic light signal detection and usage
A method comprising a data processing device predicting a time for a future state change of a first traffic light; a method comprising a data processing device generating a map of traffic lights, wherein the map of traffic lights comprises a location of at least one localization traffic light, and methods combining these methods, and to corresponding systems.
Systems and/or methods of data acquisition from a transceiver
Systems and/or Methods are disclosed for acquiring data from a transceiver responsive to one or more signals that are received at the transceiver from one or more devices. In one embodiment, a transceiver is configured to transmit a signal responsive to having received a first signal from a first device, wherein the signal that is transmitted by the transceiver is configured to trigger a second device to transmit a second signal. The transceiver is further configured to transmit data responsive to having received the second signal that is transmitted by the second device. In other embodiments, a transceiver is configured to receive a signal from a first device over frequencies of a predetermined frequency band that the first device is authorized to use, to receive a signal from a second device over frequencies of the predetermined frequency band and to transmit data responsive to having received both the signal from the first device and the signal from the second device. The transceiver is further configured to require that both the signal from the first device and the signal from the second device be received at the transceiver before the data is transmitted. Analogous methods are also disclosed.
Vehicle Localization and Identification by Map Merging in 5G and 6G
Autonomous vehicles, and user-driven vehicles with an emergency intervention capability, can communicate to avoid collisions using 5G/6G technology, but this level of cooperation is possible only if the threatened vehicles have already determined the relative location and wireless address of the other vehicle. Disclosed is a method for wireless vehicles in traffic to exchange distance and angular information of the other vehicles in view, from which a position map can be prepared indicating the relative locations of each participating and non-participating vehicle. In addition, the traffic map can be annotated with the wireless addresses of the participating vehicles, thereby enabling them to communicate instantly in an emergency. The traffic map may be prepared or updated by one of the vehicles in traffic, or by a roadside access point. Satellite data is not necessary for the relative localization, but may be included if available.
Systems and methods for transforming high-definition geographical map data into messages for vehicle communications
A device may receive three-dimensional geographical map data for a geographical region associated with a vehicle device of a vehicle and may process the three-dimensional geographical map data, with a data model, to transform the three-dimensional geographical map data into transformed geographical map data with a format that corresponds to a particular standard. The device may generate a message based on the transformed geographical map data and may cause the message to be provided to the vehicle device. The device may perform one or more actions based on the message.
Vehicle traveling control method and vehicle control system
A vehicle traveling control method for causing a vehicle to travel along a traveling road where magnetic markers are arrayed is a control method including an azimuth measuring process of performing a process on angular velocity, which is an output of a gyro sensor, and measuring a measured azimuth indicating an orientation of the vehicle, a control process of controlling the vehicle so that the measured azimuth is matched with a target azimuth corresponding to a direction of the traveling road, and a correction process of correcting a degree of control by the control process, in order to bring a lateral shift amount of the vehicle with reference to each of the magnetic markers closer to zero, in accordance with the lateral shift amount.
Methods for rapid, precision position determination in 5G/6G
Vehicles in traffic cannot coordinate their actions properly in 5G and 6G without knowing the location and the wireless address of the other vehicle. GNSS signals are generally too slow and too imprecise to discern vehicles in, for example, adjacent lanes. Directional wireless beams are subject to reflections from conducting surfaces, producing chaotic signals and false locations if more than one vehicle is within the transmission beam. To provide precise localization in traffic, methods are disclosed for multiple vehicles (or other mobile devices) to acquire satellite signals simultaneously, and then analyze the data differentially, thereby canceling major uncertainties (such as propagation variations, ephemeris motion, and clock jitter), and thereby determining the relative positions precisely. Unlike prior-art “precision” positioning methods, the disclosed methods do not require averaging multiple acquisitions. On the contrary, examples show how high differential precision can be obtained without averaging, using measurements acquired at the predetermined time.
Simultaneous Traffic Mapping for AI-Assisted V2V and V2X in 5G/6G
Disclosed are systems and methods for vehicles in traffic to simultaneously measure local traffic parameters and communicate the data to a planning vehicle in 5G and 6G. Each participating vehicle can measure, at a predetermined time, the angles of the other vehicles in view, and also the distances to the other vehicles using radar or lidar, for example. They then communicate the data to a planning vehicle. The planning vehicle “merges” or interconnects the various angle measurements to form a self-consistent traffic map of all vehicles in view of any of the participating vehicles, including non-participating vehicles. The planning vehicle then broadcasts the traffic map, or a listing of positions and wireless addresses of the vehicles, for all to use. The vehicles can then identify each other, and communicate with each other, to avoid collisions and facilitate the flow of traffic.
Simultaneous traffic mapping for AI-assisted V2V and V2X in 5G/6G
Disclosed are systems and methods for vehicles in traffic to simultaneously measure local traffic parameters and communicate the data to a planning vehicle in 5G and 6G. Each participating vehicle can measure, at a predetermined time, the angles of the other vehicles in view, and also the distances to the other vehicles using radar or lidar, for example. They then communicate the data to a planning vehicle. The planning vehicle “merges” or interconnects the various angle measurements to form a self-consistent traffic map of all vehicles in view of any of the participating vehicles, including non-participating vehicles. The planning vehicle then broadcasts the traffic map, or a listing of positions and wireless addresses of the vehicles, for all to use. The vehicles can then identify each other, and communicate with each other, to avoid collisions and facilitate the flow of traffic.
SYSTEM FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND A VULNERABLE USER
A system for implementing an interaction between a semi-autonomous or autonomous motor vehicle and a vulnerable user of a carriageway used by the motor vehicle and potentially crossed by a vulnerable user at a crossing, pedestrians and cyclists being considered to be vulnerable users. The system including an environment sensor, a computer processing the data received from the one or more environment sensors, and a display device arranged on the vehicle and directed to the outside of the vehicle, the display device in the form of a horizontal strip and occupying a longitudinal end of the vehicle, and providing vulnerable users present in the vehicle's environment in the vicinity of the crossing with a visual indication as to whether or not they may cross the carriageway road surface, so that pedestrians and cyclists can obtain unambiguous information as to their presence being taken into account by the vehicle.