Patent ID: 9607454
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B60W,G05D,G07C,G08G

Claim:
1. An identification system for use in a primary vehicle to identify a status of a group of secondary vehicles, the system comprising: a secondary vehicle data collector for obtaining data regarding emissions from a secondary vehicle of the group of secondary vehicles; a secondary vehicle feature detection module for detecting active-status indicators; a secondary vehicle status analyzer for analyzing characteristics of detected active-status indicators; means for determining a probability that the group of secondary vehicles are part of a traffic jam based on the active-status indicators and determining whether the group of secondary vehicles are in a traffic jam or parked based on a comparison of the determined probability and a predetermined threshold probability level; and means for prompting a user of the primary vehicle to activate an autonomous driving function in response to a determination that the secondary vehicles are part of a traffic jam and the primary vehicle is travelling below a speed threshold.