A vehicle comprising a sensor which detects a traffic flow pattern at a junction which indicates the state of a traffic control device based on the flow pattern, a computing device which estimates when the state of the traffic control device will change and autonomously controls the vehicle based on said estimate. The traffic control device may be a pedestrian crossing or traffic lights controlling a road junction. Measuring the traffic flow pattern may comprise detecting the movement of vehicles through the intersection to determine the light states of other roads at the junction i.e. if vehicles are crossing the intersection, turning left or right only etc. The autonomous control of the vehicle may comprise changing the speed, accelerating or decelerating the vehicle. The vehicle sensor may be a camera. The purpose of the invention is to increase fuel economy, speed up journey times and reduce vehicle acceleration and braking. Also disclosed: predicting when the traffic lights will change at a cross-walk based on observing the pedestrian crossing signal.


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    Titel :

    Traffic light anticipation


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-01-20


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA



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