Scenic Route Navigation With Safe Parking Near Viewpoints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers often choose the fastest route, which may be unappealing or boring, lacking scenic interest, and there is a need for systems to generate scenic routes and safe parking locations near scenic points.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that analyzes historical telemetry and POI data to identify scenic points and safe parking locations, generating navigation directions for scenic routes and safe parking spots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the fastest route is selected, then travel time is reduced, but the route becomes unappealing or boring with lack of scenic interest
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system dynamically adjusts route selection based on user preferences and conditions. When a user expresses interest in scenic routes, the system transitions from selecting purely fastest routes to selecting routes that balance travel time with scenic interest, using real-time data about points of interest and historical stopping patterns to dynamically generate appropriate route options.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the optimization parameters for route selection based on user input. Instead of optimizing solely for minimum travel time, the system incorporates additional parameters such as proximity to points of interest, scenic indicators from telemetry data, and user-specified preferences, thereby transforming the route selection from a single-parameter optimization to a multi-parameter optimization problem.
2Ease of operation
If scenic points are added to the route, then driving experience is enhanced, but route complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The route planning system segments the journey into distinct portions: primary navigation segments that follow main routes, and optional scenic deviation segments that lead to points of interest. Each segment is independently evaluated and can be selectively included or excluded, allowing the system to manage complexity by breaking down the overall route into manageable, independently controllable units.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial action by not requiring users to visit all identified scenic points along a route. Instead, it selectively incorporates a subset of scenic points based on user preferences, time constraints, and route characteristics, thereby enhancing the driving experience without unnecessarily complicating the overall journey.
3Ease of operation
If vehicles stop at scenic points, then drivers can enjoy scenery, but vehicle damage risk increases at unsafe parking locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary evaluation layer between the scenic point and the vehicle. This layer assesses parking safety characteristics of locations near scenic points using historical telemetry data and environmental factors, then recommends or warns about specific parking spots, thereby mediating between the driver's desire to view scenery and the need to protect the vehicle from damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary assessment of parking location safety before the vehicle arrives at scenic points. By analyzing historical data about vehicle damage incidents, terrain characteristics, and parking availability in advance, the system prepares safety information and recommendations that guide drivers' parking decisions before they actually park, preventing potential damage rather than responding to it afterward.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method including receiving a user request from a user for directions from an origin location to a destination location. The method also can include identifying a scenic point along a route between the origin location and the destination location. The method additionally can include transmitting first navigation directions to the user for the route from the origin location to the destination location. The first navigation directions can be displayed in a first map for the route and can include the scenic point. The method further can include receiving an indication that the user intends to visit the scenic point. The method also can include determining a parking location proximate the scenic point. The method additionally can include transmitting a second map to the user. The second map can include the parking location. The second map can be inset inside the first map. Other embodiments are described.