Method and apparatus for previewing conditions on a highway
US7427929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/162
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an advisory system that transmits information regarding the status of the host vehicle to drivers of other vehicles, in particular when the status of the host vehicle presents a hazardous condition to other vehicles. An advisory system may also receive information from other vehicles, and provide an alert to the driver of the host vehicle if a hazard to the host vehicle exists. Methods of providing such information are also described.
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