Patent ID: 8941510
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a first detector structured to be carried onboard a first vehicle and adapted to detect a first hazard and to consequently cause a first output therefrom; a first transmitter in communication with the first detector and operable to broadcast a first remote warning signal therefrom subsequent to receiving the first output; a first receiver structured to be carried onboard the first vehicle and operable to receive an external remote warning signal transmitted by another transmitter; and a first local warning device in operable communication with the first receiver and configured to provide a warning to an occupant of the first vehicle, the warning corresponding to receipt of the external remote warning signal, the first local warning device comprising a display device in communication with the first receiver, wherein: an override control operable to terminate broadcast of the first remote warning signal, wherein the override control is structured to be operable only after a pre-programmed period of time has elapsed subsequent to first broadcast of the first remote warning