Vehicle route guidance

A route guidance module for use in guidance on a journey from a first location to a second location, the route guidance module being configured to:

• obtain a journey guidance policy comprising a plurality of probabilistic states for the journey a recommended action corresponding to each of the plurality of probabilistic states;
• obtain a current journey state;
• select, based on the current journey state and the plurality of probabilistic states in the journey guidance policy, a recommended action from the journey guidance policy;
• and
• output action data based on the selected recommended action, wherein the action data is for use in guiding a next action on the journey and comprises a speed action and a navigation action.

A route guidance system for providing guidance on a journey from a first location to a second location, the route guidance system comprising:

• an electronic device configured to:
• obtain an end objective indicative of an objective to be achieved at the end of the journey at the second location;
• determine a plurality of probabilistic states for the journey, each probabilistic state comprising:
• a state location, indicative of a geographical location;
• and
• a progress metric;
• and
• determine, based at least in part on the plurality of probabilistic states and the end objective, the journey guidance policy, the journey guidance policy comprising the plurality of probabilistic states and a recommended action corresponding to each of the plurality of probabilistic states, wherein each recommended action comprises a speed action and a navigation action;
• and
• a route guidance module configured to:
• obtain the journey guidance policy from the electronic device;
• obtain a current journey state;
• select, based on the current journey state and the plurality of probabilistic states in the journey guidance policy, a recommended action from the journey guidance policy;
• and
• output action data based on the selected recommended action, wherein the action data is for use in guiding a next action on the journey and comprises a speed action and a navigation action.