Vehicular traffic alerts for avoidance of abnormal traffic conditions

BM Fields, SC Cielocha, JJ Alt, LA Uphoff… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and systems are described for generating a vehicle to-vehicle traffic alert. Various
aspects may include detecting that an abnormal traffic condition exists in an operating …

Autonomous vehicle routing during emergencies

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle routing are disclosed.
Roadway suitability for autonomous operation is scored to facilitate use in route …

Accident response using autonomous vehicle monitoring

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring use of a (51) Int. Cl. vehicle having one or
more autonomous (and/or semi G07C5/08(2006.01) autonomous) operation features to …

Autonomous vehicle refueling

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for autonomous vehicle recharging or refueling are disclosed.
Autonomous vehicles may be automatically refueled by routing the vehicles to available …

Autonomous vehicle operation feature monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Primary Examiner—Sarah Monfeldt Assistant Examiner—Joshua D. Bradley (74) Attorney,
Agent, or Firm—Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP; Randall G. Rueth ABSTRACT Methods and …

Fault determination with autonomous feature use monitoring

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for determining fault for an accident involving a vehicle having one or
more autonomous (and/or semi-autonomous) operation features and paying claims …

Vehicle to pedestrian communication system and method

RD Strickland, M Yuan, S Bai, DW Weber… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system for alerting a user includes a first device for vehicle to-pedestrian
communication. The first device is operable by a pedestrian. The system further includes a …

Autonomous vehicle insurance pricing and offering based upon accident risk

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for
an autonomous vehicle having one or more autonomous operation features are provided …

Accident fault determination for autonomous vehicles

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for determining fault for an accident involving a vehicle having one or
more autonomous and/or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to …

Autonomous vehicle application

B Konrardy, ST Christensen, G Hayward… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for communicating between autonomous vehicles are described
herein. Such communication may be performed for signaling, collision avoidance, path …