Patent ID: 11955006
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method of operating a vehicle having a traffic light indicating system, the method comprising:
generating, using at least one input device, a status input signal associated with a status of a traffic light;
generating, using the at least one input device, an overriding input signal associated with a hazardous driving condition;
transmitting, using the at least one input device in the form of a telematics module, to the at least one processor of a computer, with the overriding input signal comprising a Vehicle-To-Everything message (V2X message) associated with a Personal Safety message (PS message), and the PS message being associated with at least one of:
a location of a crosswalk;
a location of a Vulnerable Road User (VRU) relative to the crosswalk;
a speed of the VRU;
a heading of the VRU; and
a pedestrian signal light status

receiving, with the at least one processor of the computer, the status input signal and the overriding input signal from the at least one input device;
generating, using the at least one processor, an actuation signal based on the status input signal;
providing, using at least one notification device, a traffic light notification to a user in response to the at least one notification device receiving the actuation signal from the at least one processor;
determining, using the at least one processor, a predicted collision with the vehicle based on the status input signal and the overriding input signal;
refraining from generating, using the at least one processor, the actuation signal in response to the at least one processor determining the predicted collision with the vehicle; and
providing, using at least one notification device, the traffic light notification to the user in response to the at least one notification device receiving the actuation signal from the at least one processor.