Drivings insights with alternative power sources
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorLu Xu
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing driving insights includes a driving insights module programed to receive a set of vehicle conditions, receive a fuel consumption database, and calculate a fuel savings of the vehicle based upon the set of vehicle conditions and the fuel consumption database. For example, the driving insights module can calculate the fuel saved by using an alternative power source compared to the fuel that would have been used by a vehicle operated by an internal combustion engine. In response to detecting an ignition off event, the driving insights module can generate the fuel savings estimate. The driving insights module can further output for display the fuel savings estimate.
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A system for providing driving insights with alternative power sources, the system comprising:
- a driving insights module having a processor;
- and
- a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the driving insights module to perform operations comprising:
- receive a first set of vehicle conditions for a vehicle at a first time;
- receive a first fuel consumption database;
- calculate a first fuel saving at a first driving segment of a trip based upon the first set of vehicle conditions and the first fuel consumption database;
- responsive to detecting an ignition off event:
- generate a first fuel savings estimate including an estimated fuel savings for the vehicle for the trip;
- and
- output for display the first fuel savings estimate.
A vehicle comprising:
- a driving insights module programmed to:
- receive a first set of vehicle conditions at a first time;
- receive a first fuel consumption database;
- calculate a first fuel saving at a first driving segment of a trip based upon the first set of vehicle conditions and the first fuel consumption database;
- responsive to detecting an ignition off event:
- generate a first fuel savings estimate including an estimated fuel savings for the vehicle for the trip;
- and
- output for display the first fuel savings estimate.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, a first set of vehicle conditions for a vehicle at a first time;
- receiving, by the controller, a first fuel consumption database;
- calculating, by the controller, a first fuel saving at a first driving segment of a trip based upon the first set of vehicle conditions and the first fuel consumption database;
- responsive to detecting an ignition off event:
- generating, by the controller, a first fuel savings estimate including an estimated fuel savings for the vehicle for the trip;
- and
- outputting, by the controller, for display the first fuel savings estimate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.