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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Daniela Radakovic, Chicago, IL (US);
Arnold Sheynman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Kyle Jackson, Chicago, IL (US);
HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for evaluating traffic conditions across a plurality of lanes to determine whether it is advantageous to travel in the restricted travel lane. Methods may include: receiving a plurality of probe data points, each probe data point received from a probe apparatus of a plurality of probe apparatuses; map-matching the probe data points of the plurality of probe apparatuses to a road segment of a road network; determining a distance of each probe data point from a centerline of the road segment; determining a range of distances for the probe data points from the centerline of the road segment; dividing the range of distances into a predefined number of spatial bins; identifying a speed associated with each spatial bin; and determining a restricted travel lane benefit based on an analysis of the speeds of each spatial bin.