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524 results about "Vehicle guidance" patented technology

System and method for controlling movable barrier operation at a secured premises

In one aspect, a method is provided for controlling access to a facility including a movable barrier and a plurality of loading docks. The method includes receiving, from a user device associated with a vehicle, a check-in communication that includes a check-in identifier. The method includes receiving a verification communication that verifies a presence of the vehicle relative to a sensor associated with the movable barrier. The method further includes causing a movable barrier operator associated with the movable barrier to move the movable barrier between closed and open positions in response to the check-in identifier indicating authorization to access the facility and in response to receiving the verification communication. Further, the method includes selecting a particular loading dock from the plurality of loading docks and communicating a loading dock identification representative of the particular loading dock to the user device to direct the vehicle to the particular loading dock.
Owner:SYST LLC

Remote vehicle guidance

Techniques for providing remote guidance to a vehicle operating in an environment, by an operator located in the environment, are described herein. The operator can include a safety observer configured to observe one or more vehicles operating in the environment and may identify a scenario that requires a modification to a vehicle operation (e.g., stop forward movement, change direction of travel, modify a maximum speed, etc.). The operator may access a graphical user interface (GUI) via an operator computing device, and may input a constraint to modify the vehicle operation. The vehicle computing system may receive a control signal including the constraint, and may modify a vehicle trajectory based on the constraint. The vehicle computing system may later determine that a condition associated with the constraint is satisfied, and may continue vehicular operation in absence of the constraint.
Owner:ZOOX INC

Method and apparatus for positioning a vehicle based on UWB

Provided are a UWB-based method and apparatus for positioning a vehicle. The method includes: receiving, by the UWB module, UWB signals sent by UWB anchors on the vehicle, and acquiring a first relative distance parameter between the intelligent key and the vehicle based on the UWB signals; determining, when the first relative distance parameter is within a first preset distance range, direction information of the vehicle based on the UWB signals; determining, when the first relative distance parameter is within a second preset distance range, relative position information between the intelligent key and the vehicle based on the UWB signals; and outputting vehicle guidance information based on the direction information of the vehicle or the relative position information. A maximum distance parameter in the second preset distance range is less than a minimum distance parameter in the first preset distance range.
Owner:AAC ACOUSTIC TECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Vehicle guiding method and system for unattended highway

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent traffic, in particular to a vehicle guiding method and system for an unattended highway. The invention discloses a vehicle guiding method for an unattended highway. The method comprises the following steps: S1, acquiring road image information and vehicle information on the highway in real time; s2, performing road section division according to the road image information and a historical congestion area, and analyzing each branch road section by using a mobile calculation formula to obtain an abnormal road section; s3, analyzing the behaviors of vehicles in each abnormal road section to obtain the lane changing times of the expressway entrance; and S4, performing planning guidance on the buffer road section according to the road image information of the expressway entrance. According to the method, the vehicle behavior in the abnormal road section is analyzed, the switching frequency of the expressway entrance is obtained, the buffer road section is further planned and guided, and the vehicle flow in the buffer area can be efficiently guided to avoid congestion through the dynamic analysis of the vehicle behavior and the intelligent planning of the divided road sections.
Owner:GUANGZHOU FENGLEI TRANSPORTATION TECH CO LTD

Highway toll station management system

The invention relates to an expressway toll station management system, which is applied to the technical field of expressway toll station management, and the method comprises a vehicle detection module which is used for detecting vehicle information, and the vehicle information comprises traffic flow information and vehicle identity information; the vehicle guiding module is used for guiding the vehicle to enter a target lane based on the vehicle identity information; the vehicle weighing module is used for weighing vehicles entering and exiting the toll station; the vehicle charging module is used for charging the vehicle according to a preset rule and the vehicle identity information; the lane management and control module is used for controlling opening and closing of a lane based on the traffic flow information; and the manual allocation module is used for allocating workers based on the traffic flow information. The method has the effect of improving the management efficiency of the highway toll station.
Owner:TIANJIN XINZHAN EXPRESSWAY CO LTD

Optimized scheduling method, system and equipment for new energy charging station and medium

The invention discloses an optimal scheduling method, system and device for a new energy charging station and a medium, and relates to the technical field of charging pile scheduling optimization, and the method comprises the following steps: setting a vehicle data collection end at an entrance of the charging station, and collecting the real-time data of a vehicle; obtaining the charging power of a vehicle battery based on the vehicle real-time data; the fluctuation index of the idle charging pile is analyzed; based on the fluctuation index of the idle charging pile and the real-time data of the vehicle, the optimal idle charging pile is matched for the vehicle or different charging strategies are adopted; the vehicle is guided to the corresponding charging pile for charging through the guiding indicating lamp; the method is used for solving the problems that the deviation between the charging duration of the vehicle and expectation is large and the service life of a battery pack of the vehicle is shortened due to the fact that the stability of the charging pile is not considered sufficiently in an existing charging pile dispatching optimization technology.
Owner:HUAYUAN CLOUD (SHENZHEN) NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Directed electric vehicle charging system for generating revenue and methods thereof

The present disclosure relates to a directed electric vehicle charging system for generating revenue and methods thereof. More particularly, this disclosure describes a telematics service provider that maintains relationships with charging stations and their associated stores such that revenue may be realized by directing vehicles to those charging stations. In an illustrative embodiment, the telematics service provider may receive a charge event from a vehicle and in turn, the provider provides an appropriate charging station to that vehicle. An amount spent at the charging station including its associated stores are tracked when the vehicle charges at the charging station. After completing the charging and the vehicle leaves the area, the amount spent is tallied and provided to the telematics service provider. A portion of the amount spent may then be sent to the telematics service provider for the recommended charging station.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

Engineering vehicle self-adaptive vehicle washing system and control method

The invention relates to a self-adaptive vehicle washing system for an engineering vehicle and a control method. According to the self-adaptive vehicle washing system for the engineering vehicle and the control method, the existence, contour and dirt characteristics of the vehicle are automatically detected through the sensing recognition system, the cleaning logic is autonomously executed in combination with the intelligent control system, vehicle guiding, equipment starting and stopping and washing operation do not need to be manually intervened, the cleaning efficiency is improved, and the working efficiency is improved. And continuous operation requirements of industrial scenes such as metallurgy and mines are met. The spray washing system adopts a top spray head and a lateral spray head which can move longitudinally and transversely to be matched with a fixed chassis spray head, and contours of different vehicles can be accurately covered; according to the method, grating sensing data and an image recognition result are fused through a lightweight convolutional neural network, the vehicle type and the dirt adhesion level are accurately judged, the water pressure, the nozzle angle and the cleaning time are dynamically adjusted, optimal matching of cleaning parameters is achieved, the water consumption and energy consumption are reduced, and meanwhile a cleaning program is continuously optimized through machine learning.
Owner:YUNNAN CHIHONG ZN & GE CO LTD

System and method to improve interactive guidance of heavy vehicles in urban areas

Described are various embodiments of a vehicle guiding system and method. In some embodiments, the system comprises an AI-augmented vehicle-specific constraints database combining multiple data sources and used for generating optimized routes. The system may further include an intermediate layer of links or interface configured to connect with known and new turn-by-turn driver tools / applications and allow the AI-augmented constraints database to be used. The system may be coupled with a plurality of telematics systems monitoring the vehicle to provide an independent feedback loop which allows the system to react in real-time, and establish performance metrics and measurements for invoicing and reporting purposes. In some embodiments, the system may be coupled to one or more traffic management subsystems or devices.
Owner:NIOSENSE INC

Intelligent parking system based on low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle guidance

The invention relates to the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and discloses an intelligent parking system based on low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle guidance, which comprises a processing module, a parking lot and vehicles parked in the parking lot, parking spaces for parking the vehicles are arranged in the parking lot, and each parking space is provided with a vehicle sensing sensor for sensing the vehicle. According to the invention, the processing module is utilized to record the vehicle entry information and the information of the parking spaces where no vehicle is parked, and the distance between each parking space and the entrance is calculated, so that accurate management of parking lot resources is realized. The unmanned aerial vehicle flies in front of the driven-in vehicle according to an instruction of the processing module and guides the vehicle to the nearest idle parking space, meanwhile, the prompting light plate is turned on, visual guidance is provided for a driver, and disordered parking is avoided. The charging track extends in the arrangement direction of the parking spaces, the unmanned aerial vehicle can be charged on the charging track and does not need to frequently return to a charging station, the problem that the unmanned aerial vehicle is inconvenient to charge is solved, and system operation efficiency is improved.
Owner:XIAMEN CHEBOYI INTERNET OF THINGS TECH CO LTD

Work vehicle guidance and / or automation with respect to identified regions of interest in a work area

Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for automatically conforming guidance of work vehicles to detected conditions in a work area. Upon determining a deviation of a work vehicle's current movement path from a first planned movement path with respect to the work area, at least a portion of the work area may be identified as a region of interest, along with coverage characteristics associated with the region of interest, based at least in part on the determined deviation. A second planned movement path is generated for the work vehicle and / or another work vehicle subsequently traversing the work area relative to the region of interest, wherein the generated second planned movement path accounts for the coverage characteristics associated with the region of interest. The second planned movement path may be generated to avoid the region, prevent turns within the region, optimize work vehicle operation within the work area generally, etc.
Owner:DEERE & CO

Unmanned aerial vehicle static target collision method, device, equipment and medium

The invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle static target collision method, device and equipment and a medium, and relates to the technical field of multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle photoelectric guidance. And according to the area proportion of the target imaging, performing segmentation processing on photoelectric pod guidance to complete target collision. In the data processing process, the target position does not need to be calculated, and the target collision success rate is improved while the calculation amount is reduced. The method is mainly used for the collision task of the unmanned aerial vehicle to the static target, and solves the unmanned aerial vehicle guidance problem in the collision process of the target after the target is locked. By adopting the method and the strategy, the defect that the control response speed of a low-cost photoelectric pod holder is low is overcome, the global position coordinate of the target does not need to be calculated by the photoelectric pod, and the target collision hit rate is increased.
Owner:CHINA ORDNANCE EQUIP GRP AUTOMATION RES INST CO LTD

Vision-based vehicle guidance

Vision-based vehicle guidance is disclosed. An example landing pad (102) for vision-based guidance of a vehicle (101) includes a first perimeter (134) of a landing area (136) defined by the landing pad, the first perimeter having a first array of first light sources, and a second perimeter (132) having a second array of second light sources, the second perimeter around the first perimeter, at least two of the first or second light sources having a different light characteristic to define a pattern to be detected by an image sensor of the vehicle for guiding the vehicle toward or away from the landing area.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Vehicle guiding method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

The invention discloses a vehicle guiding method and device, a storage medium and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of vehicle guidance, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the recognition of a target vehicle which is to be driven into a target plant area at present, and obtaining the vehicle information of the target vehicle; querying pre-stored information of each vehicle in a preset database based on the vehicle information to obtain a query result; when the query result is that target vehicle pre-stored information corresponding to the vehicle information exists in the preset database, planning a path of a target vehicle based on a target unloading point in the target vehicle pre-stored information and a current vehicle running state to obtain a guide path; and guiding the target vehicle to drive to the target unloading point based on the guiding path. The method can be applied to factories with unattended operation points, and manpower and material resources are saved.
Owner:CHINA ENFI ENG CORP +1

Vehicle guidance using an IMU and radar with reflective targets on or near a driving surface

An apparatus guides a land vehicle along a pathway on which there are one or more side targets with different radar reflectivity characteristics compared to the pathway. The apparatus comprises a radar sensor, a processor, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The radar sensor is mounted to the vehicle and configured to radiate to the pathway one or more signals having a main beam pattern center aimed toward the ground and sideways from the vehicle. The radar sensor is further configured to detect one or more reflection signals from one or more of the side targets along the pathway. The processor is configured to determine based on a reflection signal a lateral distance between the vehicle and a side target as the vehicle passes or first encounters the side target. The IMU is configured to determine a change of lateral position of the vehicle between side targets.
Owner:VEHICLE RADAR GUIDANCE LLC

Intelligent system for traffic flow monitoring

The invention relates to the technical field of traffic monitoring, and discloses an intelligent system for traffic flow monitoring, which comprises a flow monitoring and shunting module, a blockage dredging module and a vehicle guidance navigation module. The flow monitoring and shunting module is used for monitoring the traffic flow on the road in real time. The method is used for predicting whether a congestion risk exists when the traffic flow is monitored to be too large. The traffic flow distribution module is used for notifying a traffic management center to distribute traffic flow after the congestion risk exists. And the congestion dredging module is used for displaying the road congestion information and the detouring suggestions. The method is used for adjusting traffic light passing time. And the vehicle guiding navigation module is used for displaying an optimal lane navigation route and guiding a driver to drive to the optimal lane and drive away from a current congested road section. And meanwhile, the vehicle is dredged and navigated to the optimal road section.
Owner:HENAN QIONGJIN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CO LTD

Speed planning method and device for autonomous vehicle, electronic equipment and medium

PendingCN120440069ATraffic flowAutopilot
The invention provides a speed planning method and device for an autonomous vehicle, electronic equipment and a medium. The speed planning method comprises the following steps: clustering historical driving tracks of a target vehicle in an afflux area in front of the autonomous vehicle to generate a traffic flow guide line of the afflux area; generating a target vehicle guide line according to driving information of a target vehicle and the traffic flow guide line; clustering the historical speed of the target vehicle in the confluence area to generate the confluence traffic flow speed of the target vehicle; and processing the afflux traffic flow speed and the target vehicle guide line through a decision algorithm to obtain the target speed of the own vehicle so as to solve the problem that the speed of the own vehicle cannot be accurately planned.
Owner:GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO LTD

Systems and methods for improved operation of a working vehicle

Various apparatus and procedures for improved operation of a working vehicle are provided. One embodiment provides for identifying areas where the vehicle must decrease speed in order to avoid damage to the vehicle or implement. Another embodiment provides for calculating the radius of an upcoming curve and adjusting vehicle speed as needed to avoid damage to the vehicle, implement, objects, or the work area. Another embodiment provides for adapting turning speed while maintaining acceptable path error. Another embodiment provides a method for directing a vehicle to an evacuation location. Another embodiment provides a method for switching vehicle and implement control from cloud-based control algorithms to in-vehicle control algorithms in the event of an evacuation.
Owner:SABANTO INC

Wheel suspension for a vehicle

A wheel suspension for a vehicle comprises: - a guide tube (10) which assumes an operating position and, in the operating position, can be mounted or is mounted on a vehicle chassis or is fixedly connected thereto or is part thereof and which has, in the operating position on or as part of the vehicle chassis with respect to a vehicle standing on a level horizontal underlying surface, a guide tube axis extending vertically or at an incline with respect to a vertical direction in accordance with a target guide tube angle; - a wheel fork (3) which has two fork blades (4) and is mounted on the vehicle chassis in at least one mounting region at least by means of the guide tube (10) in the operating position thereof; and - mounting devices, at free end regions of the fork blades, for rotatably mounting a running wheel (2) between the fork blades. According to the invention, the wheel fork (3) is relatively movably mounted or can be relatively movably mounted radially outside on the guide tube (10) by means of the mounting region (5, 6) of the wheel fork.
Owner:GURU TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Vehicle guiding method, device, equipment, storage medium and product

The invention discloses a vehicle guiding method and device, equipment, a storage medium and a product. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring main road vehicle information and ramp vehicle information of a target road section; determining a main road congestion condition according to the main road vehicle information, and determining a ramp congestion condition according to the ramp vehicle information; according to the main road congestion condition and the ramp congestion condition, whether a rightmost lane of the main road is reserved or not is judged; and sending corresponding guide information to the main road vehicle of the target road section according to the judgment result. According to the method, the ramp congestion condition is reduced, the traffic efficiency is improved, and the risk of accidents is reduced.
Owner:ANHUI XINGYUN INTERNET TECH CO LTD

Automatic aligning device for bulk material filling

The invention relates to the technical field of material filling equipment, in particular to an automatic aligning device for bulk material filling. Comprising an automatic positioning system which adopts a visual identification technology to monitor the position of a vehicle and the state of a tank opening in real time and ensure accurate positioning of a discharging pipe and a tank truck feeding opening; the vehicle guiding system is electrically connected with the automatic positioning system, comprises a voice broadcasting system and a display system and is used for displaying the butt joint state of the discharging pipe and the discharging opening to a driver in real time; and the aligning system is electrically connected with the automatic positioning system and drives the discharging pipe to move to the feeding port according to the vehicle identification and positioning result, and discharging aligning is achieved. Through a visual identification technology, accurate identification and automatic guidance of a vehicle position are realized, a driver is assisted to rapidly carry out fine adjustment on the vehicle, and automatic loading is completed through linkage with loading equipment. According to the system, the loading efficiency can be remarkably improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the loading precision is improved.
Owner:HENAN ZHIXIN TECH CO LTD

Intelligent monitoring and early warning system for hazardous chemical substance transport vehicles in expressway service area

The invention relates to the technical field of highway service area hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle monitoring, in particular to a highway service area hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle intelligent monitoring and early warning system, which specifically comprises the following modules: an image acquisition module, an image processing module, an early warning module and a display module, the image acquisition module is used for acquiring images of all vehicles entering a service area and transmitting the images to the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle identification module, the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle identification module is used for automatically identifying hazardous chemical substance transport vehicles entering the service area through an image comparison algorithm based on license plate information, vehicle external identifiers and hazardous substance marks, and the parking guide module is used for guiding parking of the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicles entering the service area. According to the system, the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle identification module is used for receiving the identification result of the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle identification module, the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle is guided to a designated parking area through the ground guiding system, and based on the multiple functional modules, intelligent management and early warning of the hazardous chemical substance transport vehicle can be achieved, and potential risks can be identified and controlled in time.
Owner:YULIN EXPRESSWAY OPERATION CO LTD OF GUANGXI COMM INVESTMENT GRP

Intelligent dynamic parking guidance and management system for underground parking lot

The invention discloses an underground parking lot intelligent dynamic parking guidance and management system, and relates to the technical field of intelligent traffic, and the system comprises the steps: building a parking lot space map according to the obtained target underground parking lot space distribution information, carrying out the real-time monitoring through a sensor network, and obtaining parking space use data, a parking lot real-time map is generated based on the parking space use data, vehicle information is acquired through entrance intelligent identification equipment, a target parking space is determined based on matching analysis of the vehicle information and the real-time map, and a parking guide route is obtained based on the parking lot real-time map and parking space planning analysis by adopting a route planning algorithm. And the vehicle is guided to the parking space through the guiding route, and payment management is carried out. The technical problem that the parking efficiency is low due to the fact that an underground parking lot lacks rapid and accurate vehicle guiding means and efficient parking space resource management capacity is solved, and the technical effects of rapidly and accurately guiding vehicles, efficiently managing parking space resources and improving the parking efficiency are achieved.
Owner:THE FIRST CONSTR ENG COMPANY LTD OF CHINA CONSTR SECOND ENG BUREAU

Method for training a trajectory for a vehicle, and electronic vehicle guidance system

One aspect relates to a method for training a trajectory (12) for a vehicle (3), along which the vehicle (3) drives into a parking area (P), wherein, during a training drive, the environment (11) of the vehicle (3) is captured using a first capture device (7, 8, 9) of the vehicle (3), which first capture device constitutes a first type of function with respect to the type of capture and / or a capture state and / or the position on the vehicle and / or the orientation on the vehicle (3), and the trajectory (12) is determined on the basis thereof, wherein, during a subsequent drive which follows the training drive and in which the vehicle (3) drives to the parking area (P) at least in certain regions, the environment (11) is captured using a second capture device (7, 8, 9) of the vehicle (3), which second capture device constitutes a second type of function differing from the first type of function with respect to the type of capture and / or a capture state and / or the position on the vehicle (3) and / or the orientation on the vehicle (3), wherein the trajectory (12) is updated on the basis of the information captured by the second capture device (7, 8, 9). A further aspect relates to an electronic vehicle guidance system (5).
Owner:VALEO SCHALTER & SENSOREN GMBH

Parking assist system

A parking assist system including an obstacle detector acquiring obstacle information around a vehicle and a parking-slot-entry path generator setting a target position in a parking area based on the obstacle information, and generating a parking-slot-entry path for guiding the vehicle to the target position. The system also includes a traveling controller to control the vehicle based on the parking-slot-entry path, where the obstacle information is updated due to movement of the vehicle with the target position updated based on updated obstacle information. A turning path generator generates a turning path for guiding the vehicle away from the parking area when a predicted arrival position of the vehicle present on the parking-slot-entry path corresponding to the target position before update is determined to be closer to an obstacle than the target position after the update and the vehicle is controlled to travel on the basis of the turning path.
Owner:AISIN CORP

Smart city operation management center data sharing method and system based on layered architecture

The invention relates to the technical field of data management, in particular to a smart city operation management center data sharing system based on a layered architecture. Comprising a data acquisition module used for determining each congested road section of an urban road in a preset historical period according to historical traffic data and analyzing an influence factor matched with each congested road section; the real-time road condition data module is used for acquiring a current time period, calling a potential congested road section of the current time period from the database, acquiring a current traffic flow condition of the potential congested road section, and marking the potential congested road section as a target road section according to whether the potential congested road section is congested or not; the navigation data acquisition module is used for acquiring navigation data, determining a vehicle which is about to pass through a target road section according to the navigation data, and marking the vehicle as a target vehicle; and the vehicle guiding module selects a guiding vehicle according to the distance between each target vehicle and the target road section and the distance between the destination of the target vehicle and the target road section, and sends a guiding strategy to the guiding vehicle.
Owner:GUIZHOU PLANNING & DESIGN INST OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Image fusion network and image fusion method based on semantic perception

The invention provides an image fusion network and an image fusion method based on semantic perception, and belongs to the technical field of image processing and image analysis. On the basis of a deep learning framework, semantic perception is introduced into image fusion, a network structure is established by using a neural network, and an infrared and visible light image fusion network model and a training process are provided. The problems that information contained in the input infrared and visible light images is not comprehensive and semantic information is lost in the infrared and visible light image fusion process are solved. According to the method, image fusion and semantic perception are combined, combined loss composed of semantic loss and content loss is introduced as guidance, effective information of the input infrared and visible light images is fully combined, and the generated image is prominent in detail, comprehensive in information and high in image quality; the method has good application potential and value in the fields of image processing, video monitoring, medical images, vehicle guidance and the like.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIV OF SCI & TECH +1

Reservation-based in-station vehicle guiding method and device for charging field

PendingCN119399986AImprove charging convenienceDetection of traffic movementReservationsRoad mapSimulation
The invention provides an in-charging-station vehicle guiding method and device based on appointment charging, and the method comprises the steps: a station server selects idle charging piles in a charging station to form a charging pile candidate list, and a user selects the charging piles from the charging pile candidate list through a client as appointment charging piles; the station server pulls a video stream of each camera in the charging station, and obtains the position of the reserved vehicle through a positioning algorithm after recognizing that the reserved vehicle enters the charging station; the station server plans an entrance path from the position of the reserved vehicle to the reserved electric pile according to an internal road map of the charging station, and generates navigation information according to the entrance path to guide the reserved vehicle to a target parking space where the reserved electric pile is located; and after the station server recognizes that the reserved vehicle arrives at the designated area of the target parking space, a ground lock of the target parking space is automatically unlocked or a barrier gate of the target parking space is automatically lifted, and the reserved vehicle is driven into the target parking space. According to the invention, the charging convenience is improved through navigation in the station and automatic unlocking of the barrier gate ground lock.
Owner:QINGDAO TELAI BIG DATA CO LTD

Vehicle guidance with systemic optimization

Vehicle guidance with systemic optimization may include traversing, by a current vehicle, a vehicle transportation network, by obtaining, by the current vehicle, systemic-utility vehicle guidance data for a current portion of the vehicle transportation network and traversing, by the current vehicle, the current portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the systemic-utility vehicle guidance data. Obtaining the systemic-utility vehicle guidance data may include obtaining vehicle operational data for a region of a vehicle transportation network, wherein the vehicle operational data includes current operational data for a plurality of vehicles operating in the region, operating a systemic-utility vehicle guidance model for the region, obtaining systemic-utility vehicle guidance data for the region from the systemic-utility vehicle guidance model in response to the vehicle operational data, and outputting the systemic-utility vehicle guidance data to the current vehicle.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Vehicle guidance procedures for situations with limited visibility due to weather conditions

The invention relates to a vehicle guidance method for situations with visibility limitation due to weather conditions, the vehicle guidance method being executable by an ego motor vehicle, the vehicle guidance method comprising at least the following steps in the order mentioned, which are communicated between the on-board computer and a cloud system via the telematics device: a. using the on-board computer, maintaining a data exchange with a weather service in a cloud system; b. by the on-board computer or the weather service, in the event of a current weather-related situation with visibility restriction, checking whether it is relevant for the ego motor vehicle; c. by the weather service, if the visibility restriction is determined to be relevant, transmitting an indication of the current presence of a visibility restriction situation; and d. from the on-board computer, issuing a command to the propulsion system to move into defensive driving mode. The vehicle guidance system enables safe driving in the presence of a severe visibility restriction.
Owner:CARIAD SE