A mobile communication device (102) of a vehicle (103) is associated with a navigation system (202). Vehicle navigational data derived from the navigation system (202) is received, via cellular network communication, from the mobile communication device (102) of a vehicle (103). The vehicle navigational data is used to determine that a navigation assistance notification should be communicated to the mobile communication device (102) and, in response, communication of the navigation assistance notification to the mobile communication device (102) is initiated. Preferably the process is conducted for a further vehicle and navigation assistance data is transmitted to one or both vehicles. The determination that assistance notification is require preferably being identifying a conflict with a traffic separation rule or identifying a potential collision and issuing a collision warning.
Vehicle navigation assistance
2023-06-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English