Patent ID: 8972146
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B60K,B60W,G01C,G07C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: obtaining, by a device located in a vehicle, location information of the vehicle; obtaining, by the device, speed information of the vehicle; transmitting, by the device, the location information and the speed information to a remote computing system, wherein the remote computing system is operable to receive location information and speed information corresponding to a plurality of devices and to determine that an average speed along a portion of a planned route of the vehicle is below a speed limit based on the location information and speed information corresponding to the plurality of devices; receiving, by the device, an indication of potential congestion along the planned route of the vehicle from the remote computing system; and producing, by the device, an alert of the potential congestion along the planned route of the vehicle in response to receiving the indication of the potential congestion along the planned route of the vehicle from the remote computing system.