Tomtom Telematics B.v.

Bridgestone Mobility Solutions B.v.

Webfleet Solutions B.v.

Jasper Johannes Anthonius Pauwelussen

Paul Roeland Verheijen

Steffen Orlowsky

Marco Leupold

Christoph Ebert

Markus Oesterreich

Alexander Schmidt

Stefan Kreim

Gianfranco Santoro

Lars Dietzel

Marco Wedekind

Michael Suess

Seshadri Arjun Krishna

Michael Süß

A method of providing an indication of driving performance involves obtaining a forward acceleration and speed of a vehicle. A forward acceleration threshold value is identified for use in identifying excessive forward acceleration of the vehicle based on the determined speed of the vehicle. For any vehicle speed within a range of vehicle speeds, the acceleration threshold value is defined by a function based on the determined speed of the vehicle, wherein the forward acceleration threshold value according to the function varies continually with vehicle speed over the range of vehicle speeds. The determined forward acceleration of the vehicle is compared with the determined acceleration threshold value, and an indication of an excessive forward acceleration driving event is generated when the determined forward acceleration exceeds the determined acceleration threshold value.

System and method for providing an indication of driving performance

A method of determining a coasting area is disclosed, together with methods of providing coasting information to a vehicle driver; coasting being when the vehicle is allowed to decelerate or to roll without being under power. In embodiments, the coasting area is determined by: determining an end point location of a coasting area based upon a location in map data of an expected decrease in speed of a vehicle traversing a road network represented by the map data; determining a start point location of the coasting area based on at least one attribute associated with the map data proximal to the end point location; and generating coasting information indicative of the coasting area having the start point and end point locations. In other embodiments, coasting information is provided to a driver by: determining a location of a coasting area based on a location of a navigation device; and determining whether to output information indicative of the coasting area based on a current speed of travel of the navigation device and, if so, outputting an indication of the coasting area.

Apparatus and method for vehicle economy improvement

A method and apparatus for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network is disclosed. The method comprises determining a fuel usage rate and an engine speed of a vehicle, and determining when the vehicle is coasting based upon at least one of the fuel usage rate and the engine speed of the vehicle. An acceleration of the vehicle, when the vehicle is determined to be coasting, is compared with a predetermined reference acceleration, and an application of braking during the coasting is determined based on the result of the comparison. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the relative amount of time for which the vehicle is coasting without braking during a journey.

A method and apparatus for providing an indication to a driver of a geared vehicle that the vehicle is not in an optimal gear is disclosed. The method comprises determining a current gear of the vehicle and determining a current speed of a drive unit of the vehicle. An indication is then provided to the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle is not in an optimal gear when: (i) the determined current speed of the drive unit is greater than a predetermined threshold; and (ii) the determined current gear of the vehicle is less than a maximum gear of the vehicle. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the amount of time during a journey on a road network that a geared vehicle is driven in an optimal gear.

Apparatus and method for providing optimal gear advice

A method and apparatus for providing an advised driving speed to a driver of a vehicle travelling on a road network is disclosed. The method comprises determining an advised driving speed of a vehicle for a portion of the road network currently being traversed, determining a current speed of the vehicle on the portion of the road network, and determining a speed limit and/or an expected driving speed for the portion of the road network. An indication of the advised driving speed is then provided to the driver of the vehicle when: (i) the current speed of the vehicle is greater than a first threshold value based on the advised driving speed; and (ii) the speed limit and/or the expected driving speed is greater than a second threshold value. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the compliance of a driver of a vehicle to an advised driving speed during a journey on a road network.

Apparatus and method for providing an advised driving speed

A method and apparatus for evaluating an advised driving speed of a vehicle traversing a particular portion of a road network is disclosed. The method comprises accessing first predetermined data indicative of the variation in average fuel consumption for the vehicle with speed of the vehicle, using the first predetermined data to determine data indicative of average fuel consumption for the vehicle for a plurality of speeds within a range based on a speed limit for the portion of the road network being traversed, and evaluating the advised driving speed of the vehicle based at least in part on the determined data indicative of average fuel consumption for the vehicle for the range of speeds. The evaluation of the advised driving speed may further be based on second predetermined data indicative of the variation in a likelihood of the vehicle being in the highest gear with speed of the vehicle.

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The Hague, Netherlands

Jasper Johannes Anthonius Pauwelussen