G01C21/3697

TERRAIN-SENSITIVE ROUTE PLANNING
20230236026 · 2023-07-27 ·

Route planning is provided to a vehicle (or vehicle driver) based at least in part on the type of vehicle and the terrain conditions between the originating location and destination. The vehicle may employ a terrain monitoring system including a surface-penetrating radar (SPR) system for obtaining SPR signals as the vehicle travels along a route; the obtained SPR signals may be used for navigation against reference images associated with the route. In some embodiments, a navigation server bases route selection in part on the terrain associated with various routes and characteristics of the vehicle.

OPTIMIZED ISSUE REPORTING SYSTEM

Systems and methods for optimizing issue reporting in a navigation environment are provided. In example embodiments, a networked system causes presentation of a navigation user interface on a user device of a user, whereby the navigation user interface includes a route being navigated and navigation instructions. The networked system also causes presentation of one or more issue icons on the user device, whereby each issue icon represents a different type of issue to be reported. A selection of an issue icon from the one or more issue icons is received by the networked system. In response to receiving the selection of the issue icon, the networked system infers a location associated with the issue. The networked system updates a database with the issue and the inferred location. In some embodiments, the database is updated after the inferred location or the issue is verified.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

An information processing device estimates a road shape of a road on which a host vehicle travels based on map information acquired from a map information unit and sensor information acquired from a sensor unit. The information processing device includes a sensor resolution characteristic management unit which manages a sensor resolution characteristic of the sensor unit, which corresponds to a distance from a host vehicle position of the host vehicle to a position where the intersection shape changes, an appearance prediction unit which predicts an appearance of the road corresponding to the distance based on the sensor resolution characteristic acquired from the sensor resolution characteristic management unit, and a model generation unit which generates a road model obtained by modeling the road based on the appearance of the road predicted by the appearance prediction unit.

Systems and Methods For Providing A Delivery Assistance Service Having An Augmented-Reality Digital Companion

The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for providing a delivery assistance service having an augmented-reality digital companion (ARDC). In an example method, a first set of instructions can be received via the ARDC. The first set of instructions can direct a delivery driver to an assigned delivery vehicle within a parking lot. A second set of instructions including a driving destination can be received via the ARDC. When the delivery driver has reached the driving destination, a third set of instructions can be received via the ARDC. The third set of instructions can include a route from the driving destination to a delivery location. When the delivery driver is traveling along the route, first pop-up information can be provided via the ARDC. The delivery request can be completed, and second pop-up information can be provided via the ARDC to assist the delivery driver in reaching an intended destination.

Systems and methods to obtain feedback in response to autonomous vehicle failure events
11568689 · 2023-01-31 · ·

The present disclosure provides systems and methods to obtain feedback descriptive of autonomous vehicle failures. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure can detect that a vehicle failure event occurred at an autonomous vehicle and, in response, provide an interactive user interface that enables a human located within the autonomous vehicle to enter feedback that describes the vehicle failure event. Thus, the systems and methods of the present disclosure can actively prompt and/or enable entry of feedback in response to a particular instance of a vehicle failure event, thereby enabling improved and streamlined collection of information about autonomous vehicle failures.

Customer navigation system
11566910 · 2023-01-31 · ·

Systems and methods for providing customer navigation include a system provider device that may receive a query for directions to a first merchant physical location. Responsive to receiving the query, the system provider device determines a first travel time to the first merchant physical location and a second travel time to a second merchant physical location. The system provider device further determines a first wait time at the first merchant physical location and a second wait time at the second merchant physical location. Additionally, the system provider device determines that a first total time using the first travel time and the first wait time is shorter than a second total time using the second travel time and the second wait time. Based on determining that the first total time is shorter than the second total time, the system provider device may provide navigation to the first merchant physical location.

Navigation system and a display method of a navigation map
11568599 · 2023-01-31 · ·

A navigation system for a motor vehicle is provided. The navigation system comprises: a display interface located in the vehicle and configured to display a position of the vehicle; and a processor in communication with a vehicle sensor and a server and configured to receive vehicle-related information. The processor is configured to display the related information on the display interface in real time following the vehicle position when the related information belongs to a first preset category. A display method of a navigation map is also provided. The navigation system and the display method provided in the present application can help users obtain auxiliary information needed to drive on the current route from the navigation interface more conveniently in the process of using the navigation map, and thus provide a better driving experience to users.

METHOD FOR PROVIDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAP IN A MOTOR VEHICLE

A motor vehicle has at least one driver assistance system and a navigation system that generates a three-dimensional map and a route-related navigation representation when route guidance is activated by the navigation system. When the at least one driver assistance system is activated, sensor data describing the surroundings of the motor vehicle are acquired by at least one sensor unit of the motor vehicle according to a data acquisition rule of the driver assistance system. The acquired sensor data is evaluated to generate at least one driver assistance related additional information representation. The map with the route-related navigation representation and the driver assistance related additional information representation are output by a display device in the motor vehicle.

VEHICULAR DRIVING GUIDANCE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

An electronic device may include: a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a processor operatively coupled to the communication module, and a memory storing instructions operatively coupled to the processor. The instructions, when executed, may cause the processor to: obtain driving route traffic information of a first driving route of a vehicle connected to the electronic device, analyze the first driving route traffic information and determine a traffic event occurrence requiring a change in a driving route or a driving lane of the vehicle connected to the electronic device, based on the traffic event occurring, determine a severity level of the traffic event based on a driving time increase and an accident risk, and control a display device to display at least one of line change information, lane change information and a traffic sign corresponding to the severity level on a display device.

Systems and Methods for Vehicle Navigation
20230025772 · 2023-01-26 ·

In one aspect, an example method includes: (a) collecting sensor data from one or more vehicles operating within a geographic region and environmental data for the geographic region; (b) generating an accident risk model using one or more machine learning models; (c) receiving a request for navigating between a first geographic position and a second geographic position; (d) identifying attributes of one or more routes between the first geographic position and the second geographic position and through the geographic region, wherein the identified attributes of the one or more routes are based on at least the generated accident risk model; and (e) transmitting an instruction that causes a mobile computing device to display a graphical indication of: (i) the one or more routes; and (ii) the identified attributes of the one or more routes.