CPC G08G 5/0069 (2013.01) [G08G 1/04 (2013.01); G08G 1/087 (2013.01); G08G 1/0965 (2013.01); G08G 1/096827 (2013.01); G08G 1/096844 (2013.01); G08G 1/205 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method for guiding a vehicle to a destination, comprising:
receiving a destination location;
receiving a present location of the vehicle;
calculating a route between the present location of the vehicle and the destination;
providing navigation guidance to a driver of the vehicle based on the calculated route;
transmitting the calculated route and the present location to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in communication therewith;
automatically piloting the UAV ahead of the vehicle, along the calculated route of the vehicle, using the calculated route and the present location;
docking the UAV to a dock disposed along the calculated route; and
exchanging data between the UAV and the dock to influence traffic flow along the calculated route of the vehicle so as to reduce a navigation time of the vehicle in communication with the UAV, wherein influencing the traffic flow comprises transmitting, from the UAV, one or more traffic alerts.
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