CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0236 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A computer-implemented method, carried out by a server, of reducing vehicle collisions, the method comprising:
calculating, by one or more processors of the server, a collision risk index for an area, wherein the collision risk index is a comparison result between a number of calculated collision expectations in the area over a time period and a number of determined collision observations in the area over the time period;
generating, by the one or more processors of the server, a notification to automatically engage or disengage an autonomous vehicle control feature in a vehicle based upon the collision risk index for the area; and
transmitting, via a transceiver of the server, the notification to a device of the vehicle to facilitate automatically engaging or disengaging the autonomous vehicle control feature in the vehicle as the vehicle approaches the area,
wherein:
the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, an on-board computer, or a navigator,
the one or more autonomous vehicle control features includes any of autonomous steering control, autonomous throttle control, or autonomous braking control, and
the notification further comprises at least one of: (i) a virtual navigation map configured to be displayed depicting the collision risk index visually, (ii) an audible alert, (iii) a visual alert, or (iv) a haptic alert.
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