Patent ID: 9050930
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60Q,B60W,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: collecting vehicle data for a first vehicle changing lanes towards a second vehicle or which makes a steering move to change lanes towards said second vehicle, wherein said vehicle data is collected via a sensor and processed via a processor integrated with an onboard speedometer and braking system of said second vehicle, said vehicle data including at least one of all of the following: a distance, a velocity and a deceleration; analyzing said vehicle data collected from said processor to determine via said processor if said first vehicle can stop or slow down before colliding with said second vehicle; activating an automatic reactive system that controls operation of said second vehicle and additional warnings if said analyzed data indicates that said first vehicle is approaching said second vehicle at said high rate of speed or preparing to change lanes in close proximity to said second vehicle; and; issuing an automatic strobe light warning from said second vehicle of varying intensity which varies according to a sensed collision danger level to alert a driver of said first vehicle if said analyzed data indicates that said first vehicle is approaching said second vehicle at a high rate of speed or in close proximity to said second vehicle, and how hard the brakes of said second vehicle are being pressed, wherein said automatic strobe light warning comprises an automatic strobe signal and wherein said varying intensity comprises a progressively brighter and faster automatic strobe signal to alert said driver of said first vehicle according to a sensed collision danger level, such that said automatic strobe light warning functions independently of a driver of said second vehicle and is not affected by a reaction time, judgment or an attentiveness of said driver of said first vehicle.