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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Applicants:
James A. Bauer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Okuda Masato, Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
James A. Bauer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Okuda Masato, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an advisory system that transmits information regarding the status of the host vehicle to drivers of other vehicles, in particular when the status of the host vehicle presents a hazardous condition to other vehicles. An advisory system may also receive information from other vehicles, and provide an alert to the driver of the host vehicle if a hazard to the host vehicle exists. Methods of providing such information are also described.