CPC B60W 50/082 (2013.01) [B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/096758 (2013.01); G08G 1/096783 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G08G 1/163 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2756/10 (2020.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method for controlling an apparatus for a first vehicle, the apparatus for the first vehicle comprising a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a packetized signal;
receiving first positional information, the first positional information including a current position of the first vehicle, a traveling direction of the first vehicle, and a traveling speed of the first vehicle;
receiving, from a wireless device mounted on a second vehicle, second positional information, the second positional information including a current position of the second vehicle, a traveling direction of the second vehicle, and a traveling speed of the second vehicle;
broadcasting the first positional information i) according to a timing based on the packetized signal from the base station or ii) when no signal is detected from a vehicle other than the first vehicle;
estimating a future position of the first vehicle on the basis of the first positional information;
estimating a future position of the second vehicle on the basis of the second positional information;
determining whether a distance between the future position of the first vehicle and the future position of the second vehicle is shorter than a threshold value; and
notifying a driver of the first vehicle of a result of the determination when the distance is shorter than the threshold value.
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