Navigation considering route driving difficulty
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsHui-ping Wang, Li Zuo, Sanja Laptosevic
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Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided that includes: receiving an input as to a destination of travel for a vehicle; identifying, via a processor, a plurality of routes for the vehicle to travel to the destination; determining, via the processor, for each of the plurality of routes, a measure of difficulty of vehicle maneuvers for the vehicle to reach the destination via the route; and performing a vehicle action, via instructions provided by the processor, based on the respective measures of difficulty for the plurality of routes.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- receiving an input as to a destination of travel for a vehicle;
- identifying, via a processor, a plurality of routes for the vehicle to travel to the destination;
- determining, via the processor, for each of the plurality of routes, a measure of difficulty of vehicle maneuvers for the vehicle to reach the destination via the route, wherein the measure of difficulty for each route is determined by the processor based on a ration of a number of lane changes per distance travelled on the route to reach the destination;
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- performing a vehicle action, via instructions provided by the processor, based on the respective measures of difficulty for the plurality of routes.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a drive system;
- and
- a navigation system coupled to the drive system, the navigation system comprising:
- an input device configured to receive an input as to a destination of travel for a vehicle;
- and
- a processor coupled to the input device and configured to at least facilitate:
- identifying a plurality of routes for the vehicle to travel to the destination;
- determining, for each of the plurality of routes, a measure of difficulty of vehicle maneuvers for the vehicle to reach the destination via the route, wherein the measure of difficulty for each route is determined by the processor based on a ratio of a number of lane changes per distance travelled on the route to reach the destination;
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- providing instructions for performing a vehicle action, based on the respective measures of difficulty for the plurality of routes;
- wherein:
- the vehicle comprises an autonomous vehicle;
- and
- the processor is further configured to provide instructions for automatically operating the autonomous vehicle to travel to the destination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.