Driving range estimation

Abstract

A control system is configured to receive route information concerning a journey planned to be undertaken by the vehicle, determine, from the route information, a driving profile for the journey, the driving profile including an expected vehicle speed for each of a plurality of segments of the journey, and determine an adjusted vehicle speed for each segment in dependence on an adjustment factor, the adjustment factor based on historical driving data for the vehicle. The control system is further configured to estimates the driving range for the vehicle based on the adjusted vehicle speeds for each segment of the journey, and outputs a signal indicative of the estimated driving range. In this way, the driving range estimate is able to take into account the manner in which the vehicle has previously been driven, by applying an adjustment factor to more generic vehicle speed information, the adjustment factor being based on historical driving data.

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