Patent ID: 8355852
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: B60K,B60W,G08G

Abstract:
1. A selectively communicating slow or stopped vehicle advisory system employable by a trailing vehicle having an operator and a primary host vehicle traveling upon a thoroughfare, wherein the host vehicle is communicatively coupled to and spaced from the trailing vehicle, so as to define a wireless vehicle-to-vehicle (V-2-V) system, said system comprising: at least one vehicle condition sensor configured to determine the current speed of the host vehicle; a normal speed determination sub-system configured to determine a normal speed of the host vehicle; a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and sub-system and configured to compare the current and normal speeds, so as to determine a speed discrepancy, compare the discrepancy to a speed threshold, and selectively cause to be transmitted to the trailing vehicle a signal using the V-2-V system, only when the discrepancy exceeds the threshold; and a slow-vehicle alert generator configured to generate an alert at the trailing vehicle upon receipt of the signal.