CPC B60W 40/09 (2013.01) [B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); G07C 5/006 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An automated method of controlling a speed of a vehicle having an intelligent speed adaptation system, comprising the steps of:
(a) identifying an identification of the vehicle;
(b) identifying an identification of the driver;
(c) identifying, at the vehicle using one or more sensors during a driving instance of the vehicle, a location of the vehicle;
(d) identifying, at the vehicle using one or more sensors during a driving instance of the vehicle, behavior parameters of the driving instance;
(e) wirelessly transmitting, from the vehicle during the driving instance, the identification of the vehicle, the identification of the driver, the location of the vehicle, and the behavior parameters of the driving instance;
(f) wirelessly receiving, at the vehicle of the driving instance, a speed policy that is applicable to the driving instance of the vehicle based on the communicated identification of the vehicle, the communicated identification of the driver, the transmitted location of the vehicle, and the transmitted behavior parameters; and
(g) implementing, during the driving instance using the intelligent speed adaptation system, the applicable speed policy that was received by the vehicle.
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