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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Rachel Leekin, White Plains, NY (US);
Pramod Verma, Fairfax, VA (US);
Kuntal Dey, New Delhi, IN;
Seema Nagar, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for enabling an automated vehicular navigational improvement is provided. The method includes monitoring traffic control devices located within a specified perimeter surrounding a vehicle and traffic control devices. Traffic control device data defining operational characteristics of the traffic control devices is retrieved and a distance between the vehicle a traffic control device is determined. Status data indicating a control status of the traffic control device and data defining distances and associated travel speeds of additional vehicles located within said perimeter are retrieved and analyzed. A predicted arrival time of the vehicle and predicted control status the traffic control device is determined and a resulting control command alert associated with driving functions of the vehicle.