Patent ID: 9709406
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G01C,G08G

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: determining, by one or more processors, lane speed information for each of a plurality of individual lanes of a multi-lane road section, wherein the plurality of individual lanes are lanes for a given direction of travel; using, by the one or more processors, the lane speed information to determine a timing for providing a lane selection instruction to a user of a navigation apparatus, wherein said determining comprises determining a particular time at which the lane selection instruction is to be provided to the user to provide the lane selection instruction earlier than it would otherwise be provided, and wherein the lane selection instruction is at least one of: (i) an instruction to change lane; (ii) a lane selection required to follow a given route to a destination; (iii) an instruction to take an exit; (iv) a lane selection to enable the user to pass an incident affecting one or more of the lanes; and (v) a lane selection which is determined to provide a quickest route through at least a part of the road section; and providing, by the one or more processors, the lane selection instruction to the user based on the determined timing.