Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for autonomous vehicle negotiation based on Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication, the method including requesting, by vehicles that enter a driving negotiation section, a driving negotiation token, acquiring, by a vehicle that enters the driving negotiation section first, among the entering vehicles, the driving negotiation token, performing driving negotiation based on whether the driving negotiation token is acquired, and returning, by a vehicle having acquired the driving negotiation token, the driving negotiation token when the vehicle arrives at a destination.

Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for autonomous vehicle negotiation based on Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication, the method including requesting, by vehicles that enter a driving negotiation section, a driving negotiation token, acquiring, by a vehicle that enters the driving negotiation section first, among the entering vehicles, the driving negotiation token, performing driving negotiation based on whether the driving negotiation token is acquired, and returning, by a vehicle having acquired the driving negotiation token, the driving negotiation token when the vehicle arrives at a destination.

A transient virtual chatroom is implemented by which unknown drivers can temporarily engage in conversation while driving. The chatrooms are dynamically generated among two or more drivers based on a variety of factors, including the distance between the drivers, the direction in which cars are driving, the roads on which the cars are on, the speed of vehicles, and typical scenarios that indicate a desire for two or more drivers to engage in conversation. Such transient chatrooms can increase safety by enabling drivers to understand other drivers' intentions. For example, drivers can directly tell someone who can go first at a stop sign, which direction the driver is trying to go in, whether there is an emergency (e.g., personal or with their vehicle), whether a driver is changing lanes, notify a user of merging from an on-ramp, etc.

A transient virtual chatroom is implemented by which unknown drivers can temporarily engage in conversation while driving. The chatrooms are dynamically generated among two or more drivers based on a variety of factors, including the distance between the drivers, the direction in which cars are driving, the roads on which the cars are on, the speed of vehicles, and typical scenarios that indicate a desire for two or more drivers to engage in conversation. Such transient chatrooms can increase safety by enabling drivers to understand other drivers' intentions. For example, drivers can directly tell someone who can go first at a stop sign, which direction the driver is trying to go in, whether there is an emergency (e.g., personal or with their vehicle), whether a driver is changing lanes, notify a user of merging from an on-ramp, etc.

Systems and methods for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service. The system includes a set of functional modules enabled for ODA service activities disposed in a follower vehicle (Fv) in communication with an ODA server that includes a user request module configured to receive request information from the Fv from the ODA server, and to process and communicate the request information to the schedule module; the schedule module configured to coordinate an arrival time information with the ODA server for pickup of the Fv based on the request information, and communicate the arrival time information to the schedule execution module; the schedule execution module configured to direct the Fv to a pickup point based on the arrival time information, and communicate the pickup point to the indication module; and the indication module configured to provide alerts to vehicles in the vicinity of the pickup of the Fv via the ODA service.

Systems and methods for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service. The system includes a set of functional modules enabled for ODA service activities disposed in a follower vehicle (Fv) in communication with an ODA server that includes a user request module configured to receive request information from the Fv from the ODA server, and to process and communicate the request information to the schedule module; the schedule module configured to coordinate an arrival time information with the ODA server for pickup of the Fv based on the request information, and communicate the arrival time information to the schedule execution module; the schedule execution module configured to direct the Fv to a pickup point based on the arrival time information, and communicate the pickup point to the indication module; and the indication module configured to provide alerts to vehicles in the vicinity of the pickup of the Fv via the ODA service.

Informed towing is provided. Towing information is identified, by a towing vehicle, with respect to a towed vehicle to be towed by the towing vehicle. A towed configuration of the towed vehicle is monitored. Responsive to the towed configuration of the towed vehicle being incorrect according to the towing information, a warning is displayed in the HMI indicating the incorrect towing configuration.

Informed towing is provided. Towing information is identified, by a towing vehicle, with respect to a towed vehicle to be towed by the towing vehicle. A towed configuration of the towed vehicle is monitored. Responsive to the towed configuration of the towed vehicle being incorrect according to the towing information, a warning is displayed in the HMI indicating the incorrect towing configuration.

A method comprises receiving, at a vehicle system of a vehicle, sensor data from one or more sensors; detecting an object based on the sensor data; determining whether a dynamic map maintained by a remote computing device includes the detected object; upon determination that the dynamic map includes the detected object, determining a remaining time-to-live associated with the detected object based on data associated with the dynamic map; and transmitting data about the detected object to the remote computing device if the determined remaining time-to-live associated with the detected object is less than a predetermined threshold time.

A method comprises receiving, at a vehicle system of a vehicle, sensor data from one or more sensors; detecting an object based on the sensor data; determining whether a dynamic map maintained by a remote computing device includes the detected object; upon determination that the dynamic map includes the detected object, determining a remaining time-to-live associated with the detected object based on data associated with the dynamic map; and transmitting data about the detected object to the remote computing device if the determined remaining time-to-live associated with the detected object is less than a predetermined threshold time.