Overtake assessment arrangement and system and autonomous vehicle with an overtake assessment arrangement
US9688278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle, an overtake assessment arrangement, and an overtake assessment system are provided. The overtake assessment arrangement is configured to receive, from at least one external source, real time traffic information on one or more surrounding vehicles outside a sensor monitoring area, assess whether to overtake at least one preceding vehicle within the sensor monitoring area or not, based on the real time traffic information received via the communication unit, and provide a vehicle drive arrangement with input indicative of the assessment, such that the vehicle drive arrangement is able to control the host vehicle to overtake the at least one preceding vehicle or not in accordance with the input.
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