In-vehicle active traffic management information system (ivatmis)

A method for providing traffic information messages, comprising:

• a. receiving at an IVATMIS management center at a physical location or in the cloud a plurality of messages derived from a non-DMS source, said plurality of messages originating from a traffic management center (TMC), a regional traffic information management center or a traffic information service;
• b. associating a management section including one or more parts of a roadway network containing the physical location of the non-DMS source;
• c. adding a subset of pre-stored text or formatted messages, corresponding to a traffic event type located in the management section, to the plurality of messages;
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• d. communicating the plurality of messages and the subset of pre-stored text or formatted messages to vehicles as text messages or coded messages.

An In-Vehicle Active Traffic Management Information System, comprising:

• a. an interface for receiving at an IVATMIS management center at a physical location or in the cloud at least one message derived from a non-DMS source, said at least one message originating from a traffic management center (TMC), a regional traffic information management center or a traffic information service;
• b. a processor coupled to the interface, wherein the processor receives the at least one message through the interface, associates a management domain including one or more parts of a roadway network containing the physical location of the non-DMS source;
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• c. communications means coupled to the processor for communicating the at least one message to vehicles, wherein the processor transmits the at least one message through the communication means to one or more vehicles for presentation to drivers and to automated vehicles.