A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate movement of a pedestrian or bicyclist along a route. In the context of a method, routes of one or more autonomous vehicles and of a pedestrian or bicyclist are synchronized. The method includes receiving a route of the pedestrian or bicyclist that extends at least partially along a road network comprised of a plurality of road segments. The method also includes accessing routes to be driven by the one or more autonomous vehicles. The method further includes synchronizing the route of the pedestrians or bicyclists with the route of the one or more autonomous vehicles such that the one or more autonomous vehicles drive alongside the pedestrian or bicyclist while the pedestrian or bicyclist proceeds along with at least a portion of the route.
Method and apparatus for synchronizing routes of an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian or bicyclist
2020-10-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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