Traffic negotiation system
OwnerEdward Fredkininventor
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Abstract
A method for managing flow of vehicular traffic includes advising drivers of directed vehicles to form a first pack of directed vehicles that has a lead vehicle and at least one trailing vehicle, advising each of the drivers of trailing vehicles in the first pack to maintain a selected inter-vehicle gap; receiving, from a driver of a first vehicle, information concerning an intended destination of the driver; and at least in part on the basis of the information, advising the driver of the first vehicle to join the first pack.
Claims20
A system for managing traffic by providing information to a driver of a first road vehicle, said system comprising:
- a first director adapted for mounting in said first road vehicle, said first director including:
- a user interface for communicating said advice to said driver and for receiving information from said driver, said information being indicative of driver intent;
- a communication system for establishing communication with other directors in other road vehicles;
- a positioning system for establishing a location of said first director;
- and
- a processor configured to formulate said driving advice at least in part on the basis of information received from said other directors.
A method for managing flow of vehicular traffic, said method comprising:
- advising drivers of a plurality of directed vehicles to form a first pack of directed vehicles, said first pack having a lead vehicle and at least one trailing vehicle;
- advising each of the drivers of trailing vehicles in said first pack to maintain a selected inter-vehicle gap;
- receiving, from a driver of a first vehicle, information concerning an intended destination of said driver;
- and
- at least in part on the basis of said information, advising said driver of said first vehicle to join said first pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.