System and Method for Controlling a Vehicle Using Contextual Navigation Assistance

A system for controlling a vehicle traversing a vehicle transportation network using contextual navigation assistance, the system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive, while the vehicle traverses a route from a starting location to a stopping location within the vehicle transportation network, sensor data indicating at least a condition of the vehicle;
• for a plurality of time points while the vehicle traverses from the starting location to the stopping location:
• generate, responsive to the sensor data, an ordered representation of information regarding a maneuver of the vehicle along the route, wherein the maneuver comprises multiple phases associated with different proximities of the vehicle to the maneuver, and the ordered representation of information is ranked from most likely information that is necessary, during a current phase of the multiple phases, to successfully complete the maneuver to least likely information that is necessary, during the current phase of the multiple phases, to successfully complete the maneuver;
• and
• produce, by a user interface, the ordered representation of information at a current time point for use in controlling the vehicle during the current phase of the multiple phases of the maneuver.

A method for controlling a vehicle traversing a vehicle transportation network using contextual navigation assistance, the method comprising:

• receiving, while the vehicle traverses a route from a starting location to a stopping location within the vehicle transportation network, sensor data indicating at least a condition of the vehicle;
• generating, responsive to the sensor data, a first ordered representation of information regarding a maneuver of the vehicle along the route, wherein the maneuver comprises multiple phases associated with different proximities of the vehicle to the maneuver, and the first ordered representation of information is ranked from most likely information necessary, during a first phase of the multiple phases, to successfully complete the maneuver to least likely information that is necessary, during the first phase of the multiple phases, to successfully complete the maneuver;
• producing, by a user interface, the first ordered representation of information at a first point in time for use while during the first phase of the multiple phases of the maneuver;
• controlling, using a trajectory controller, the vehicle during the first phase based on feedback from the vehicle related to at least one entry in the first ordered representation of information;
• generating, responsive to the sensor data, a second ordered representation of information regarding the maneuver of the vehicle along the route, wherein the second ordered representation of information is ranked from most likely information that is necessary to know, during a second phase of the multiple phases, to successfully complete the maneuver to least likely information that is necessary to know, during the second phase of the multiple phases, to successfully complete the maneuver, and the second phase of the multiple phases is subsequent to the first phase;
• producing, by the user interface, the second ordered representation of information at a second point in time for use during the second phase of the multiple phases, wherein the second point in time is subsequent to the first point in time;
• and
• controlling, using a trajectory controller, the vehicle during the second phase based on feedback from the vehicle related to at least one entry in the second ordered representation of information.