A method and device for an autonomous vehicle control unit for traffic lane selection are disclosed. In operation, a present traffic lane in relation to each of a plurality of traffic lanes for a roadway is identified. A traffic congestion level is determined for the each of the plurality of traffic lanes, and compared with each other to determine a lowest-congested traffic lane of the plurality of traffic lanes. When the lowest-congested traffic lane is other than the present traffic lane, a traffic lane change command is generated that includes identifier data for an adjacent traffic lane having a lower traffic congestion level. The traffic lane change command is transmitted to effect a traffic lane change of the vehicle from the present traffic lane to an adjacent traffic lane.
AUTONOMOUS-MODE TRAFFIC LANE SELECTION BASED ON TRAFFIC LANE CONGESTION LEVELS
2018-04-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / 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 / 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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