Driving ratings for leading or following vehicle selection
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorHideki Hada
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Abstract
Driving rating information for other vehicles in an external environment of a vehicle can be provided. The external environment of the vehicle can be sensed to detect the other vehicles. Driving rating information for the other vehicles can be received, such as directly from the other vehicles or from a remote driving ratings source. The driving rating information for the other vehicles can be presented within the vehicle. Based on such driving rating information, a vehicle occupant can decide whether or not to lead or follow a particular vehicle in the external environment. If a selection of one of the identified one or more vehicles is received from a vehicle occupant, the vehicle can be caused to implement one or more driving maneuvers relative to the selected vehicle.
Claims20
A method of providing driving ratings for a sensing vehicle, the method comprising:
- sensing an external environment of the sensing vehicle to detect one or more nearby vehicles therein;
- receiving driving rating information for each nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles, the driving rating information received for a nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles including one or more previous driving ratings for the nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles, wherein each of the one or more previous driving ratings for the nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles was generated by a vehicle that was previously either followed or led by the nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles;
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- presenting within the sensing vehicle the driving rating information and an identifier for the one or more nearby vehicles, the driving rating information being associated with a respective identifier for the one or more nearby vehicles, the driving rating information including a driving rating score based at least partially on an average of the one or more previous driving ratings for the one or more nearby vehicles.
A driving rating system for a sensing vehicle, the system comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to sense an external environment of the sensing vehicle to detect one or more nearby vehicles located therein;
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- a processor operatively connected to one or more sensors, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
- receiving driving rating information for each nearby vehicle the one or more nearby vehicles, the driving rating information received for a nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles including one or more previous driving ratings for the nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles, wherein each of the one or more previous driving ratings for the nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles was generated by a vehicle that was previously either followed or led by the nearby vehicle of the one or more nearby vehicles;
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- presenting within the sensing vehicle the driving rating information and an identifier for the one or more vehicles, the driving rating information being associated with a respective identifier for the one or more nearby vehicles, the driving rating information including a driving rating score based at least partially on an average of the one or more previous driving ratings for the one or more nearby vehicles.
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