Method and system for beacon/heading emergency vehicle intersection preemption

An intersection preemption method comprising:

• transmitting data by a first transmitter coupled to a first intersection;
• receiving by a receiver coupled to a vehicle the data transmitted by the first transmitter;
• identifying location information of the first intersection responsive to the received data;
• determining vehicle location based on the location information of the first intersection;
• transmitting to a second intersection by a second transmitter coupled to the vehicle, vehicle heading and vehicle location information, the second intersection being configured to control flow of traffic at the second intersection based on the vehicle heading and vehicle location information.

An intersection preemption method comprising:

• receiving at a first intersection, vehicle heading information transmitted by a vehicle;
• determining an outbound direction for the vehicle based on the vehicle heading information;
• and
• forwarding the outbound direction and information associated with the first intersection to a second intersection, the second intersection being configured to control flow of traffic at the second intersection based on the outbound direction of the vehicle and the information associated with of the first intersection.