Automated vehicle communications system
US10036642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/003
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated vehicle (AV) can be managed by a backend system and include an acceleration, braking, and steering system, an AV control system to maneuver the AV through road traffic throughout a given region, a memory to store a network resource map indicating locations of base stations and available network types providing coverage from the base stations throughout the given region, a communications array to transmit and receive communications from the backend system, and a communications system. The communications system can utilize the network resource map to dynamically select optimal network types from proximate base stations to communicate data with the backend system, and dynamically configure the communications array to connect with the optimal network types to transmit and receive data with the backend system.
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