Distributed driving systems and methods for automated vehicles

US11741834B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CAVH LLC · US

Inventors

• Bin Ran · Fitchburg, US
• Shen Li · Madison, US
• Yang Cheng · Middleton, US
• Tianyi Chen · Redmond, US
• Shuoxuan Dong · Jalan Pedongkelan, US
• Kunsong Shi · Madison, US
• Haotian Shi · Madison, US
• Xiaotian Li · Madison, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 29, 2023
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/164
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided herein is technology related to a distributed driving system (DDS) that provides transportation management and operations and vehicle control for connected and automated vehicles (CAV) and intelligent road infrastructure systems (IRIS) and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods and systems for sending individual vehicles with customized, detailed, and time-sensitive control instructions and traffic information for automated vehicle driving, such as vehicle following, lane changing, route guidance, and other related information.