Method and apparatus for improving operation of a motor vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• a processor;
• a plurality of sensors;
• a travel context-adjusted display device;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor while the vehicle is in continuous motion, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• monitoring a state of a battery;
• obtaining, from said plurality of sensors, data related to conditions external to the vehicle;
• determining, based at least in part on the monitored state of the battery and the obtained data, a maximum distance that the vehicle may travel before refueling and/or recharging is required;
• determining one or more possible improvements in driving conditions to increase the maximum distance;
• determining a modified driving operation based on the determined one or more possible improvements in driving conditions;
• constructing, in real time, a message describing the determined modified driving operation;
• determining, based upon a set of predetermined conditions, whether to communicate the message to an operator of the vehicle;
• and
• communicating the message to an operator of the vehicle via a travel context-adjusted display device if the determination of whether to communicate the message to an operator of the vehicle indicates that the message should be communicated.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a processor;
• a plurality of sensors;
• a travel context-adjusted display device;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor while the vehicle is in continuous motion, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• identifying an operator of the vehicle;
• obtaining data related to driving operations of the vehicle by the operator;
• associating said driving operations with said operator;
• constructing a driver profile associated with said operator based at least in part on said driving operations, wherein said driver profile comprises driver preferences;
• storing said driver profile in a database;
• monitoring a state of a battery;
• obtaining, from said plurality of sensors, data related to conditions external to the vehicle;
• determining, based at least in part on the monitored state of the battery and the obtained data, a maximum distance that the vehicle may travel before refueling and/or recharging is required;
• determining a possible improvement in a driving condition to increase the maximum distance;
• determining a set of modified driving operations based on the determined possible improvement in a driving condition;
• identifying a preferred modified driving operation from the set of modified driving operations based at least in part on said driver profile;
• constructing, in real time, a message describing said preferred modified driving operation;
• determining, based upon a set of predetermined conditions, whether to communicate the message to an operator of the vehicle;
• and
• communicating the message to the operator of the vehicle via a travel context-adjusted display device if the determination of whether to communicate the message to an operator of the vehicle indicates that the message should be communicated.