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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Erik Israelsson, Gothenburg, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A system and method relate to adapting traffic light assist applications of connected road vehicles to queue lengths at intersections having connected traffic lights. Each vehicle is arranged to: communicate to back-end logic a position thereof; and determine, using sensor data from sensors thereof, if a vehicle is located within, or if it is the last vehicle (V) in the queue (). If the vehicle is in the que, the length (l) of the queue () from that vehicle () up to the traffic light () is determined. If the vehicle is the last vehicle (V) in the queue, traffic light assist applications of vehicles approaching that traffic light are adapted to the determined length (l) of the entire queue.