Reactive operations to air pollution

A method comprising:

• obtaining a driving path of a vehicle, wherein the driving path comprises a future sub-path that the vehicle is expected to arrive to at a future time;
• estimating a time window when the vehicle is expected to be located on the future sub-path;
• predicting an estimated air pollution level at the future sub-path within the time window;
• determining an air pollution level at a passenger cabin of the vehicle,
• wherein the air pollution level at the passenger cabin of the vehicle is determined based on a second air pollution level at a second passenger cabin of a second vehicle, wherein the second vehicle drives in the driving path of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle and the second vehicle have a same ventilation status over the driving path;
• in response to a determination that the estimated air pollution level is below a threshold, intentionally delaying an exit of the vehicle from the future sub-path by increasing a driving duration of the vehicle within the future sub-path, wherein said intentionally delaying the exit comprises:
• estimating an estimated air pollution level within the vehicle in an updated exit time of the vehicle from the future sub-path;
• determining that the estimated air pollution level within the vehicle in the updated exit time of the vehicle from the future sub-path is below a predetermined threshold;
• and
• performing an action based on the estimated air pollution level at the future sub-path within the time window and based on the air pollution level at a passenger cabin of the vehicle, wherein the action comprises causing the vehicle to exit from the future sub-path at the updated exit time.

A computerized apparatus having a processor, the processor being adapted to perform the steps of:

• obtaining a driving path of a vehicle, wherein the driving path comprises a at least one future sub-path that the vehicle is expected to arrive to at a future time and at least one future location that the vehicle is expected to arrive to at a later time;
• estimating a time window when the vehicle is expected to be located on the at least one future sub-path;
• obtaining air pollution data, wherein the air pollution data comprises an air pollution level at the at least one future sub-path and at the at least one future location;
• predicting, based on the air pollution data and based on the driving path, that the vehicle is about to encounter air pollution at the at least one future location;
• in response to said predicting, performing a prevention action prior to the vehicle reaching the at least one future location, wherein the prevention action comprises intentionally delaying an arrival of the vehicle to the at least one future location by increasing a driving duration of the vehicle before reaching the at least one future location, wherein said intentionally delaying the arrival comprises:
• estimating an estimated air pollution level at the at least one future location in a future time;
• determining that the estimated air pollution level at the at least one future location in a future time is below a predetermined threshold;
• and
• causing the vehicle to arrive to the at least one future location at the future time, whereby the vehicle reaches the at least one future location at the future time and does not encounter air pollution at the at least one future location;
• predicting an estimated air pollution level at the future sub-path within the time window;
• and
• in response to a determination that the estimated air pollution level is below a threshold, intentionally delaying an exit of the vehicle from the future sub-path by increasing a driving duration of the vehicle within the future sub-path, wherein said intentionally delaying the exit comprises:
• estimating an estimated air pollution level within the vehicle in an updated exit time of the vehicle from the future sub-path;
• determining that the estimated air pollution level within the vehicle in the updated exist time of the vehicle from the future sub-path is below a predetermined threshold;
• and
• causing the vehicle to exit from the future sub-path at the updated exit time.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium retaining program instructions, which program instructions when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining a driving path of a vehicle, wherein the driving path comprises a at least one future sub-path that the vehicle is expected to arrive to at a future time and at least one future location that the vehicle is expected to arrive to at a later time;
• estimating a time window when the vehicle is expected to be located on the at least one future sub-path;
• obtaining air pollution data, wherein the air pollution data comprises an air pollution level at the at least one future sub-path and at the at least one future location;
• predicting, based on the air pollution data and based on the driving path, that the vehicle is about to encounter air pollution at the at least one future location;
• in response to said predicting, performing a prevention action prior to the vehicle reaching the at least one future location, wherein the prevention action comprises intentionally delaying an arrival of the vehicle to the at least one future location by increasing a driving duration of the vehicle before reaching the at least one future location, wherein said
• intentionally delaying the arrival comprises:
• estimating an estimated air pollution level at the at least one future location in a future time;
• determining that the estimated air pollution level at the at least one future location in a future time is below a predetermined threshold;
• and
• causing the vehicle to arrive to the at least one future location at the future time, whereby the vehicle reaches the at least one future location at the future time and does not encounter air pollution at the at least one future location;
• predicting an estimated air pollution level at the future sub-path within the time window;
• and
• in response to a determination that the estimated air pollution level is below a threshold, intentionally delaying an exit of the vehicle from the future sub-path by increasing a driving duration of the vehicle within the future sub-path, wherein said intentionally delaying the exit comprises;
• estimating an estimated air pollution level within the vehicle in an updated exit time of the vehicle from the future sub-path;
• determining that the estimated air pollution level within the vehicle in the updated exit time of the vehicle from the future sub-path is below a predetermined threshold;
• and
• causing the vehicle to exit from the future sub-path at the updated exit time.