US 12,460,937 B2
Ranking carbon footprints of vehicles to determine driving behavior modifications
Olarinre Salako, Plano, TX (US); Mehmet Cil, Plano, TX (US); Varun Prasad, Plano, TX (US); Daniel Ellis Holman, Plano, TX (US); Shravanthi Denthumdas, Frisco, TX (US); Danny Bargas, Plano, TX (US); Jennifer Lerman, Plano, TX (US); and Brian M. Kursar, Fairview, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/876,810.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035836 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01)
CPC G01C 21/3469 (2013.01) [B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying a first group of vehicles having a first carbon footprint and a second group of vehicles having a second carbon footprint that is greater than the first carbon footprint;
identifying a vehicle in the second group of vehicles having a carbon footprint that exceeds an average carbon footprint for the second group of vehicles;
identifying a similar vehicle of the first group of vehicles having a similar carbon footprint as the vehicle;
determining to reduce carbon emissions of the vehicle based on driving behavior of the similar vehicle; and
activating a mode of an engine of the vehicle based on a determination to reduce carbon footprint and instructing the engine to conserve fuel more efficiently based on the activated mode.