Patent ID: 6920382

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a power system; a driving system driven by said power system; a braking system; an onboard peripheral apparatus having failure detection means for detecting failures in at least one of said power system, driving system, and braking system; and a navigation apparatus, wherein said navigation apparatus comprises: (a) a position detector for determining a geographical position using a GPS system, (b) a communication apparatus for receiving a failure information from said onboard peripheral apparatus, (c) a controller connected to said position detector and said communication apparatus, (d) a memory connected to said controller for storing data, (e) an operating portion connected to said controller for inputting of an instruction to said controller, (f) an indicator connected to said controller, and (g) a wireless interface connected to said controller, being capable of communicating with a response center, wherein: said controller manages a condition of said onboard peripheral apparatus and uses said indicator to notify a driver to stop the vehicle when failure detection information from said onboard peripheral apparatus is received through said communication apparatus, and said controller transmits position information determined by said position detector through said wireless interface.