Semantic information sharing in autonomous vehicles

An autonomous vehicle comprising:

• an environmental sensor;
• an transceiver;
• and
• a controller in communication with the environmental sensor and the transceiver, the controller:
• receives first environmental data representing the environment near the autonomous vehicle from the environmental sensor;
• creates a first mathematical model representing the environment near the autonomous vehicle based on the first environmental data;
• sends a request for additional environmental data to a second autonomous vehicle via the transceiver;
• receives a second mathematical model from the second autonomous vehicle via the transceiver;
• and
• merges the second mathematical model with the first mathematical model.

A non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform:

• sensing an environment near a first autonomous vehicle to produce first environmental data;
• creating a first mathematical model representing the environment near the first autonomous vehicle based on the first environmental data;
• sending a request for additional environmental data to a second autonomous vehicle;
• receiving a second mathematical model from the second autonomous vehicle;
• and
• merging the second mathematical model with the first mathematical model.