AI Overtaking Intention Detection for Hazardous Passing Risk

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for facilitating safe overtaking maneuvers by vehicles are unreliable, particularly for non-autonomous vehicles, and lack capabilities to assist in hazardous overtaking scenarios, leading to increased risk of collisions.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle is equipped with a computerized tool comprising sensors, a deep learning neural network, and components to detect overtaking intentions and risk levels, allowing it to adjust its trajectory to either facilitate safe overtaking or deter hazardous overtaking maneuvers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If existing techniques are used for preventing hazardous overtaking, then some level of safety is maintained, but the techniques are unreliable and collisions still occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereliability of overtaking preventionVSAvoidcollision risk

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a computerized tool as an intermediary system that mediates between vehicles during overtaking maneuvers. This tool includes sensors to detect overtaking intentions, a deep learning neural network to assess collision risk, and components to communicate with both the overtaking vehicle and oncoming traffic, thereby reliably preventing hazardous overtaking collisions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of overtaking intentions before the maneuver is completed. By detecting the intention to overtake and assessing collision risk in advance, the system can take preventive actions such as alerting oncoming vehicles or adjusting traffic control measures before the hazardous situation develops

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If a vehicle is equipped with sensors and deep learning neural network to detect overtaking intentions, then the ability to assist in hazardous overtaking scenarios is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecapability to assist hazardous overtakingVSAvoidcomplexity of computerized tool

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The computerized tool is designed with multi-functionality to justify its complexity. It performs multiple functions including detecting overtaking intentions, assessing collision risk, communicating with other vehicles, and coordinating with traffic management systems. This universal approach allows a single complex device to address various aspects of hazardous overtaking prevention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260014989A1Artificially intelligent assistance of hazardous overtaking initiatives

Publication Date: 2026.01.15 VOLVO CAR CORP

AI summary

Systems/techniques that facilitate artificially intelligent assistance of hazardous overtaking initiatives are provided. In various embodiments, a system can receive one or more electronic notifications broadcasted by a vehicle. In various aspects, the system can detect, via one or more sensors onboard the first vehicle, overtaking intention by a second vehicle of the first vehicle. In various instances, the system can determine, in response to detection of the overtaking intention by the second vehicle, adjustments of a current trajectory of the first vehicle to facilitate completion of overtaking by the second vehicle or deter overtaking by the second vehicle.