Patent ID: 11904855
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method comprising steps of:
determining a route, including a road segment to a destination for an ego vehicle based on (1) an ego vehicle operating parameter that includes an ego vehicle fuel economy and (2) a location of a like vehicle with respect to the ego vehicle when the ego vehicle is traveling on at least a portion of the route, such that the ego vehicle will be located within 100 meters of the like vehicle for at least part of the route, the like vehicle having a like vehicle operating parameter that includes a like vehicle fuel economy, wherein the ego vehicle fuel economy is the same as the like vehicle fuel economy;
determining a road-segment-level decision for the ego vehicle for the road segment based on the ego vehicle operating parameter, the road-segment-level decision including a specific trajectory for the ego vehicle to occupy the road segment of the route;
communicating with the like vehicle near the road segment to negotiate the road-segment-level decision to generate a negotiated road-segment-level decision; and
maneuvering the ego vehicle inside the road segment using the negotiated road-segment-level decision.