Patent ID: 9658620
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60R,B60T,B60W,B62D,G01C,G01S,G05B,G05D,G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07C

Claim:
1. A first vehicle comprising: navigation controls, a processor, a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor, and a wireless signal receiver, wherein the instructions comprise: receiving first data based on information collected from a sensor affixed to a separate vehicle that senses an aspect of the environment surrounding the separate vehicle, determining a first, second or third trust level based on indicia of the trustworthiness of the first data, where the first trust level indicates greater trustworthiness than the second trust level, and the second trust level indicates greater trustworthiness than the third trust level, directing the navigation controls to steer the first vehicle based on the first data when the determined trust level is the first trust level, directing the navigation controls to slow the speed of the first vehicle based on the first data when the determined trust level is the second trust level, and not directing the navigation controls based on the first data when the determined trust level is the third trust level.