US 11,851,063 B2
Systems and methods for protecting a vehicle at an intersection
Rohit Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US); Ziran Wang, San Jose, CA (US); Yanbing Wang, Nashville, TN (US); Kyungtae Han, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Prashant Tiwari, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,831.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065859 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/18154 (2013.01) [B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2520/04 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for protecting a vehicle at an intersection, the system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing:
a context detection module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to detect that the vehicle is stopped at the intersection at one of a first position and a second position; and
an acceleration delay module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
detect that a driver of the vehicle is pressing on an accelerator pedal of the vehicle;
delay acceleration of the vehicle automatically by a first predetermined period, when the vehicle has been detected at the first position; and
delay acceleration of the vehicle automatically by a second predetermined period, when the vehicle has been detected at the second position, wherein the first predetermined period is longer than the second predetermined period;
wherein the instructions in the acceleration delay module that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to delay acceleration of the vehicle automatically prevent the vehicle from being struck by a cross-traffic vehicle that has proceeded through the intersection against a first traffic signal in a red-light state.