US 11,670,175 B2
Vehicle operation assistance
Kei Oshida, Tochigi (JP); Xue Bai, Novi, MI (US); Shigenobu Saigusa, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Yoichi Sugimoto, Tochigi (JP); and Samir Al-Stouhi, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/817,180.
Application 16/817,180 is a continuation of application No. 15/973,687, filed on May 8, 2018, granted, now 10,657,825.
Application 15/973,687 is a continuation of application No. 14/844,124, filed on Sep. 3, 2015, granted, now 9,997,077, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/045,887, filed on Sep. 4, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0211401 A1, Jul. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/165 (2020.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/22 (2013.01) [B60W 30/165 (2013.01); G05D 1/0295 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for vehicle operation assistance comprising:
a processing unit; and
a memory, storing processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processing unit, perform:
transmitting a help request for help to a help center based on an emergency status of an occupant of a vehicle;
receiving availability information from the help center, wherein the availability information indicates availability of one or more potential leader vehicles in an area;
placing the system in a follower mode based on a selection of a leader vehicle from the one or more potential leader vehicles by establishing a connection with the potential leader vehicle, wherein in follower mode the vehicle is a follower vehicle;
wirelessly receiving a navigation instruction from the leader vehicle; and
executing a driving maneuver in an autonomous fashion based on the navigation instruction from the leader vehicle.