Vehicle Notification Routing by Driver Status and Device Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle notification systems deliver notifications to specified devices regardless of their location or the driver's identity, lacking the ability to safely route notifications to the most suitable individual.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle notification routing system that determines driver profiles, driving statuses, and device locations to selectively route notifications to either the vehicle's HMI or associated mobile devices based on these factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If notifications are routed to specified devices regardless of location or driver identity, then notification delivery is simple and reliable, but driver safety deteriorates due to potential distraction
Solution Approach 1:
The notification routing system dynamically determines the destination based on real-time conditions such as driver identity, device location, and user preferences. The system adjusts routing decisions on-the-fly rather than using static pre-configured routes, allowing it to adapt to changing circumstances and avoid distracting the driver while ensuring reliable delivery to an appropriate recipient.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary routing layer between the notification source and the final destination. This intermediary component evaluates multiple factors including driver status, device location, and user preferences to mediate the routing decision, selecting the most appropriate destination (driver's device, passenger's device, or HMI) rather than directly routing to a pre-specified device.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If notifications are routed based on real-time driver status and device location, then driver safety is improved by minimizing distraction, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining user preferences in advance and caching driver profile information. By pre-configuring user preferences for different scenarios and having driver status information readily available, the system reduces the computational burden during real-time routing decisions, simplifying the overall complexity while maintaining safety benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification routing system serves itself by autonomously evaluating routing criteria and making decisions without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically determines driver status, checks device locations, applies user preferences, and selects the appropriate destination independently, reducing the need for complex external control mechanisms.
3Loss of information
If notifications are delivered to the driver's device, then notification visibility is maximized, but driver distraction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by tailoring the notification delivery location to the specific situation. Instead of universally delivering notifications to the driver's device, it selectively routes notifications based on local conditions such as whether the driver is actively driving, where devices are located, and user preferences. This ensures notifications reach someone who can safely consume them while maintaining visibility where appropriate.
Solution Approach 2:
The system inverts the conventional approach by not defaulting to the driver's device for notification delivery. Instead of assuming the driver's device is the primary destination, it reverses the logic to prioritize other destinations (passenger devices, HMI) when the driver is actively driving, only routing to the driver's device when safe and appropriate based on evaluated conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle notification routing system configured for use with a vehicle is provided that includes a computing device, that performs operations including: receive, at the vehicle notification routing system, a vehicle notification, indicative of a vehicle alert; determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a selected driver profile of a plurality of driver profiles associated users of the vehicle; determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a driving status of associated users of the vehicle, the driving status comprising an active driver status and a non-active driver status; determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a location of mobile devices associated with the associated users of the vehicle; and route, based on the determinations, the vehicle notification to at least one of a human machine interface (HMI) and a mobile device of the mobile devices associated with the users of the vehicle.