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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Seyhan Ucar, Mountain View, CA (US);

Takamasa Higuchi, Mountain View, CA (US);

Onur Altintas, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/096708 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for implementing traffic management techniques in connected, but not necessarily autonomous vehicles. In accordance with one embodiment, a method comprises determining a first vehicle instruction based on vehicle-related data; transmitting the first vehicle instruction to a first vehicle; when the first vehicle performs an action, inferring whether the action is in response to the first vehicle instruction; and based on the inference, transmitting a second vehicle instruction with a compensation action to a second vehicle.


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