A method is provided that includes receiving user input identifying a travel destination for a first vehicle, determining, by a processor, a first route for the first vehicle to follow, and configuring the first vehicle to follow the first route. The method further includes obtaining a model for a second vehicle that shares a road with the first vehicle and comparing model to a pre-determined template for a vehicle that is known to be a special purpose vehicle in order to determine whether the first template and the second template match. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a second route that leads to the travel destination, when a match is found to exist, and switching the first vehicle from following the first route to following the second route.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-04-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / 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 / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



    Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle

    FERGUSON DAVID I | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle

    FERGUSON DAVID I | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle

    FERGUSON DAVID I | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    Modifying a vehicle state based on the presence of a special-purpose vehicle

    FERGUSON DAVID I | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    Special purpose vehicle

    European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access