Patent ID: 7133767
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the method comprising the acts of: providing an interrupt point; providing a first vehicle; providing a second vehicle, wherein second vehicle is located behind the interrupt point; providing a vehicle-to-vehicle communication apparatus in the first vehicle and in the second vehicle; transmitting an interrupt request from the first vehicle to the second vehicle; forming a network incorporating the first vehicle and the second vehicle; receiving the interrupt request; responding to the interrupt request; automatically flashing an external light on the second vehicle before the interrupt point if the interrupt request is acknowledged; and wherein the interrupt request is a request to enter a road segment, the road segment comprising a first end and a second end and lacking sufficient width to accommodate two directions of traffic, in which the first vehicle seeks to travel from the first end to the second end and the second vehicle seeks to travel from the second end to the first end.