Abstract: A system and method for decision making for autonomous vehicles. The method includes determining if a decision scenario is present; generating a first random number; communicating the first random number to a receiver via visible light communication; receiving a second random number and determining a priority order based on the generated random numbers. The priority is communicated to all relevant units to determine the order in which the vehicles should proceed. An optical random generator may be used to generate the random number associated with each vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method for optimizing optical communication for autonomous vehicles, including: determining a predetermined route of a vehicle equipped with an optical communication device (OCD) including an array of micromirrors; determining a location of at least one infrastructure unit along the predetermined route; determining optimal angles for the array of micromirrors based on the predetermined route and the determined location of the at least one infrastructure unit to optimize optical communication between the OCD and the at least one infrastructure unit; and adjusting the array of micromirrors based on the determined optimal angles.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a continuous line-of-sight optimized optical communication between a public transportation vehicle and an infrastructure are provided. The method determining a location of at least one infrastructure unit along a predetermined route; detecting an approaching public transportation vehicle; determining a speed of the public transportation vehicle by an accelerometer; computing a position of the public transportation vehicle with respect to the at least one infrastructure unit based on the speed; and establishing a bi-directional link based on modulated light emitted from the public transportation vehicle and from the at least one infrastructure unit based on the position of the public transportation vehicle train.