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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Noah Singer, White Plains, NY (US);
Ryan Elsasser, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Khaalid Persaud Juggan McMillan, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Suraush Khambati, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a computer-implemented method that includes, responsive to receiving a pickup location request indicating a pickup location, identifying a vehicle in a vicinity associated with the pickup location, the vehicle having vehicle location data associated therewith. The method further includes selecting a shortest route from the vehicle to the pickup location. The method further includes, responsive to determining that a crossing is present along the shortest route, receiving target object location data for a target object associated with the crossing. The method further includes determining whether the target object and the vehicle intersect are predicted to intersect at the crossing. The method further includes, responsive to determining the target object and the vehicle are predicted to intersect at the crossing, identifying another vehicle in the vicinity, wherein the other vehicle traverses a route that avoids the crossing.