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US 2016/0110997 A1Published application
Vehicle traffic management
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorsShmuel UR, Ariel FLIGLER
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Abstract
In some examples, reducing traffic includes locating an available remote location within a predetermined distance of the particular destination, socializing an identity of the remote location, and minimizing traffic disruptions at the available remote location for a predetermined amount of time.
Claims25
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to execute vehicle-directing instructions comprising:
- monitoring traffic volume within a threshold distance of a destination at which arrival is intended at a predetermined time;
- identifying a road, within the threshold distance of the destination, on which a traffic volume is less than a threshold level;
- navigating to the identified road;
- stopping at an intermediary point on the identified road until a condition is met;
- and
- responsive to the condition being met, navigating to another intermediary point or to the destination.
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A navigation system for an automated vehicle, comprising:
- a traffic data interface configured to receive, at regular time intervals, traffic information within a predetermined radius of a final destination for the automated vehicle;
- a traffic detector configured to detect vehicles adjacent to the automated vehicle;
- and
- a navigator configured to:
- identify a temporary stopping point for the automated vehicle within the predetermined radius of the final destination based on the traffic information received by the traffic data interface,
- navigate the automated vehicle to the identified temporary stopping point, and
- navigate the automated vehicle away from the identified temporary stopping point responsive to a condition being met.
4 more elements
A method to reduce traffic, comprising:
- locating an available remote location within a predetermined distance of the particular destination;
- socializing an identity of the remote location;
- and
- minimizing traffic disruptions at the remote location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.