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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Krishna Bandi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sathyanarayana Chary Palakonda, Northville, MI (US);
Samer Ibrahim, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brennan Hamilton, Birmingham, MI (US);
Colette Knopp, South Lyon, MI (US);
Basavaraj Tonshal, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A toll advertisement message is received, via a V2X transceiver of a vehicle, defining a metered zone in which tolls are charged. Input data indicative of a current position of the vehicle with respect to the metered zone is determined. A state machine is utilized to determine tolled roadway usage of the vehicle according to the metered zone and the current position. A toll usage message indicative of the tolled roadway usage is provided via the V2X transceiver.