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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Thomas W. Bish, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nikhil Khandelwal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory E. McBride, Vail, AZ (US);
David C. Reed, Tucson, AZ (US);
Richard A. Welp, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing traffic alerts includes a distance module, analysis module, transmission module, and signaling module. The distance module measures the distance between a vehicle and an object in front of the vehicle. The analysis decides whether to signal a presence of the object that comprises determining that the measured distance is equal to or less than a threshold distance. The transmission module transmits an alert in response to the analysis module deciding to signal a presence of the object. The signaling module transmits a visual signal to one or more vehicles behind the vehicle in response to receiving the alert from the transmission module. The visual signal has one or more characteristics.