Patent ID: 9217645
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for warning a driver of traffic-related features comprising: a) position-determining device which is set up to determine a position representing the position of a vehicle from received signals; b) a storage device for storing map data representing courses of roads; c) a route-calculating device for calculating a possible route along the courses of the roads represented by the map data; d) a receiver for receiving information regarding a nature and position of a traffic-related feature; e) a device for determining relevance which is set up to determine relevance of the information received by the receiver based on the following criteria: f) a warning device for issuing a warning to the vehicle's driver when criteria i) to iii) are recognized as having been met in the device for determining relevance; and wherein the system functions without providing active navigation or guidance to the driver of the vehicle.