Roadway work zone warning application for vehicles

A system comprising:

• a transceiver that is configured to at least facilitate obtaining, via one or more remote sources that are remote to a vehicle, work zone data pertaining to a work zone of a roadway in proximity to the vehicle as the vehicle is travelling;
• one or more sensors and location systems of the vehicle that are configured to at least facilitate obtaining location information as to the vehicle;
• and
• one or more processors that are configured to at least facilitate:
• determining display information pertaining to the work zone, based on the work zone data and the location information;
• and
• outputting the display information on a display system of the vehicle to a driver, to an automated vehicle system, or both, in accordance with instructions provided by the one or more processors.

A communications system comprising:

• a vehicle having one or more sensors, a location system, and a display system;
• and
• a remote server that is remote from the vehicle and also remote from one or more other data sources that provide lane-specific work zone data as to a work zone along a roadway in which the vehicle is to be travelling, including as to whether any workers are present in the work zone, and further including any closed lanes of the roadway and any speed limit changes of the roadway based on the work zone, the remote server configured to at least facilitate:
• obtaining the lane-specific work zone data from the one or more other data sources;
• obtaining lane-level map data pertaining to the roadway on which the work zone is located;
• and
• obtaining location information from the vehicle that includes a heading, position, and speed of the vehicle as determined via the one or sensors and the location system of the vehicle;
• wherein the vehicle, the remote server, or both have one or more processors that are configured to at least facilitate:
• combining the lane-specific work zone data with the lane-level map data, generated unified work zone data with respect to the work zone and the vehicle;
• determining display information pertaining to the work zone, including one or more recommended maneuvers for the vehicle based on the lane-specific work zone data and the location information, the one or more recommended maneuvers including one or more lane merge maneuvers, one or more speed reductions, or both, based on the work zone;
• and
• outputting the display information on the display system of the vehicle to a driver, to an automated vehicle system, or both, including the one or more recommended maneuvers for the vehicle, in accordance with instructions provided by the one or more processors.