Chip Enabled Raised Pavement Markers (CERPMs) for Enhanced Perception and Sensing in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a chip-enabled raised pavement marker (CERPM) that includes a transceiver, wherein said transceiver is capable of transmitting the location of the CERPM to a vehicle, wherein said CERPM is capable of being fixed on a roadway surface and has dimensions of standard raised pavement markers. Systems and aspects of the present disclosure may include a method of guiding an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, including using an on-board receiver to receive transmissions from a chip-enabled raised pavement marker (CERPM), wherein the transmissions comprise the location of the CERPM to the receiver; indicating the position of the vehicle relative to lane lines, edges of the drivable surface and/or obstacles based on the transmitted CERPM signal.

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