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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Chris Risberg, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Katsumi Nagata, Foster City, CA (US);
Ryan Wiesenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sachin Ahire, Frisco, TX (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for identifying whether a vehicle is capable of safely traversing a road segment. The system includes a transceiver of the vehicle configured to receive vehicle capability data indicating vehicle specifications associated with the road segment, the vehicle specifications associated with a vehicle capable of traversing the road segment. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle configured to compare vehicle data including features of the vehicle with the vehicle capability data to determine whether the vehicle data meets or exceeds the vehicle specifications. The system includes an input/output device configured to provide a notification that the vehicle is not capable of traversing the road segment when the vehicle data does not meet or exceed the vehicle specifications associated with the road segment.