Abstract: In an example, a method may assign a first drone of a drone network a first task, the first task may instruct the first drone to transport a first package to a first destination in a geographic area. The method may receive roadway traffic data for a plurality of roadway vehicles in the geographic area; determine, based on the roadway traffic data and during transit of the first package to the first destination by the first drone, to transfer the first package to a second drone in the drone network; and transfer the first package to the second drone in the drone network.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 29, 2022
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENG & MFG NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Abstract: In an example, a method captures, at a first connected vehicle situated in a travel path segment, first sensor data describing an environment proximate to the first connected vehicle. The environment includes a first unconnected vehicle. The method wirelessly receives, via a communication network at the first connected vehicle from a second connected vehicle situated in the travel path segment, second sensor data describing one or more operating characteristics of the first unconnected vehicle. The method estimates, using the first sensor data and the second sensor data, a vehicle action of the first unconnected vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 2, 2020
Date of Patent:
October 25, 2022
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENG & MFG NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Abstract: In an example, a method receives vehicle data for a plurality of vehicles associated with a geographic region. The method determines, based on the vehicle data, a connected vehicle status of the geographic region. The connected vehicle status reflects an estimated number of connected vehicles in the geographic region at a point in time. The method determines, based on the estimated number of connected vehicles, one or more vehicle functions to be deployed by a server associated with the geographic region. The method deploys, by the server, the one or more vehicle functions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 23, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 27, 2022
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENG & MFG
NORTH AMERICA, INC.