Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described. Indoor wayfinding may be performed using a set of layers overlayed on a map, such as a site map of the surrounding environment of a building, using a combination of static and dynamic images. For example, a user device may transmit a request to a server for a route to a desired location of a floor of a building. In some cases, the server may, in response to the request, generate the route using a set of map layers that includes a static image of the site, a static image of a floor plan of the floor housing the location, a vector image of features such as rooms and offices of the floor that includes the desired location, and a vector image of a route from a starting location of the floor, such as an entrance or elevator, and the desired location.

Abstract: Power machines and loaders having doors with an integrated display that allows the display of information, such as gauges, user inputs, mapped obstacles, boundaries, etc., that allows the operator of the machine to see the displayed information closer to the line of sight with the work area. The display can show augmented reality information about a worksite.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus can access, via a user interface, route properties of a mine site used for controlling one or more work machines as the work machine(s) travel through the mine site. Access regarding the route properties can include viewing one or more of the properties and/or setting requirements (e.g., restrictions or limitations) for one or more of the properties. A candidate route can be selected, validated, and set as a selected route using the user interface to access route properties associated with the selected route. Requirements can be set for one or more of the route properties using the user interface. The work machines can be controlled to traverse the mine site according to the requirements set for the route properties.

Abstract: An emergency system can access a variety of situational data items, such as video streams, facility information, and present and past incident data. The emergency system identifies data items that may be relevant to a particular incident and provides the relevant data items in one or more user interfaces. For example, the emergency system identifies relevant data items based on the reported location of the incident and the type of incident. As additional incident information is received or entered by telecommunicators, the emergency system can further filter and surface data items likely to be useful in responding to the incident. Certain data items may only be permitted to be viewed by certain types of users, or under certain conditions. The emergency system may ensure that data items are provided to authorized users and in permitted use cases.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of providing a current local environment status map for a motor vehicle, and to a motor vehicle and a system for carrying out the method. The method includes generating own driving situation data which describe a current, position-related vehicle parameter of the motor vehicle, and generating environment situation data which describe a current arrangement of a further motor vehicle located in a predefined environment of the motor vehicle. The method also includes generating, based on these data, a vehicle environment map which describes a current local traffic situation in the predefined environment. The further vehicle environment maps of the environment of the vehicle are received from the further motor vehicle and are combined with the generated vehicle environment map using a map data evaluation criterion in order to generate an improved current local environment status map for the motor vehicle.

Abstract: This on-vehicle system is to be mounted in a vehicle and is provided with an electronic control device and an externality recognition sensor. The externality recognition sensor is equipped with a sensing unit for acquiring pre-processing externality information through sensing operations. The on-vehicle system is further equipped with: a condition calculation unit that, on the basis of a vehicle position, a vehicle traveling direction, and map information, calculates a processing condition in which information specifying an area on a map is associated with processing priority of the pre-processing externality information acquired by the externality recognition sensor; and a processing object determination unit that, on the basis of the pre-processing externality information and the processing condition, creates externality information having a smaller amount of information compared with the pre-processing externality information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a road condition reporter are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, from a computing device, data that reflects characteristics of a vehicle. The actions further include, based on the data that reflects the characteristics of the vehicle, determining a characteristic of a road traveled by the vehicle. The actions further include, based on the characteristic of the road traveled by the vehicle, generating an instruction to perform an action. The actions further include providing, for output, the instruction to perform the action.

Abstract: Annoyance is reduced that is caused to a subject person from which information is collected.

Abstract: A method includes processing first data from a network node to determine a mobile device is accessing a communication network and to identify a first traffic pattern. The method also includes searching a database for a first network function corresponding to the first traffic pattern. The method further includes causing a network device to activate the first network function based on the first traffic pattern. The method additionally includes processing second data from the network node to determine the communication network is no longer being accessed by the mobile device and to identify a second traffic pattern. The method also includes searching the database for a second network function corresponding to the second traffic pattern. The method further includes causing the network device to deactivate the first network function and to activate the second network function based on the second traffic pattern.

Abstract: The plurality of passage areas include a first passage area and a second passage area, the first passage area being a passage area for which a traveling condition for a transportation vehicle carrying an object to be transported is specified, and a second passage area being a passage area for which a traveling condition for restricting traveling of the transportation vehicle more strictly than in the first passage area is specified. The traffic management system includes a traffic management unit configured to change a regulation in at least a part of the second passage area in regard to the permission/prohibition of the traveling of the transportation vehicle based on at least one of information about a demand for the object to be transported and information about a traffic environment.

Abstract: In a route output apparatus, a route searcher is configured to search for a route from a designated departure point to an arrival point with use of a graph including a plurality of nodes and at least one link connecting the nodes and representing map information. A converter is configured to convert coordinates of a point on the graph identified based on a plurality of nodes representing the route searched by the route searcher into a latitude and a longitude. An outputter is configured to output the latitude and longitude calculated by the converter.

Abstract: Personal mobility vehicles, their various components, methods and systems for controlling, using, tracking, and/or interacting with personal mobility vehicles, and methods and systems for integrating personal mobility vehicles within dynamic transportation networks so that a personal mobility vehicle (PMV) can be used in combination with a vehicle of a transportation provider to efficiently complete a transportation request are discussed. For example, a PMV may be used in combination with a lane-constrained vehicle to improve travel time between two locations in situations where the time it may take for a lane-constrained vehicle to reach the starting location may be affected by traffic congestion at the starting location. The PMV may transport a transportation requestor from a starting location to an intermediate location away from the traffic congestion to then transfer to a lane-constrained vehicle for the remainder of the trip.

Abstract: Method and system for providing a mobility service is described. The mobility service can include delivering goods in rough terrain, rural areas, and other similar environments, by selecting and configuring vehicles for terrain considerations based on known and dynamically changing information. The disclosed system can include a vehicle configured with a deployable autonomous drone, and can determine optimized vehicle routes to remote locations using the deployable drone and vehicle navigation sensors, for real time mapping that can be combined with existing map/terrain data. The terrain data may also be sent to a vehicle in a vehicle fleet, and/or to a cloud-based server, and be used to compute the best available vehicles designed for the mobility service. The system may deploy one or more mobility solutions, collect telematics, road information, navigational data, and other information during the delivery. This feedback may then be used for future mobility services.

Abstract: An intelligent parking method of an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The intelligent parking method includes steps of: recommending a first parking location according to an acquired target location; constructing an observation area according to the first parking location; obtaining environmental data of the observation area when the autonomous driving vehicle reaches the observation area; determining whether the first parking location is available or not according to the environmental data of the observation area; driving to the first parking location to park when the first parking location is available; or acquiring a second parking location according to a predetermined evaluation rule when the first parking location is unavailable, and recommending the one or more second parking locations to the user for selection; and driving to the second parking location selected by the user to park.

Abstract: To acquire maintenance information easily from packed electronic equipment without unpacking. An AR display device includes: an information projection unit that performs display on the basis of augmented reality; a wireless power supply unit that performs wireless power supply to packed electronic equipment; a wireless power supply control unit that controls directivity and distance of the wireless power supply unit upon performing wireless power supply to the packed electronic equipment, so that a packing box of the packed electronic equipment is displayed on the information projection unit; a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the packed electronic equipment to which the wireless power supply is performed; and a control unit that displays maintenance information received from the packed electronic equipment on the information projection unit.

Abstract: A computing system for alternate path generation is disclosed. In aspects, the computing system can implement methods to generate the alternate paths by: identifying an optimal path to a destination node on a first graph, generating a path graph, and generating an alternate path sequence based on the path graph. In aspects, the computing system can further generate an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying the alternate path sequence and transmit the interactive GUI to a display unit for display.

Abstract: In some implementations, a route selection system obtains a first scheduled time for a first event at a venue for a passenger of an autonomous vehicle. The system determines whether the autonomous vehicle will arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time. The system obtains, in response to a determination that the autonomous vehicle will not arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time, a second scheduled time for a second event at the venue. The system determines a route to the venue based on one or more preferences of the passenger, one or more preferences of an operator of the autonomous vehicle, or any combination thereof, wherein the determined route is configured for arrival of the passenger at the venue after the first scheduled time and at or within a time period before the second scheduled time.

Abstract: A method for switching modes for operating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and information processing apparatuses. The method includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, whether a mode for operating the vehicle is to be switched from one of autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous and manual driving modes. A state of a driver of the vehicle is obtained when the mode for operating the vehicle is determined to be switched. The method further includes switching, by the circuitry, the mode for operating the vehicle from the one of the autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous manual driving modes based on the obtained state of the driver.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods relating to providing corridor metrics based on road network data and telematic data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a route stipulation for a route system of a vehicle, comprising the following steps: providing a plurality of detected trajectories of further vehicles in a route section to be used, ascertaining a trajectory stipulation from the detected trajectories, ascertaining a deviation zone from the detected trajectories, wherein the deviation zone is determined on the basis of a deviation of at least individual detected trajectories from the trajectory stipulation, determining the route stipulation at least on the basis of the trajectory stipulation and the deviation zone.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to analyzing motion plans of autonomous vehicles. In particular, the methods, devices, and systems of the present disclosure can: receive data indicating a motion plan, of an autonomous vehicle through an environment, based at least in part on multiple different constraints of the environment; and determine, for each constraint of the multiple different constraints, a measure of an influence of the constraint on the motion plan.

Abstract: A system and method of operating a trail camera assembly. A trail camera assembly comprises a camera casing, a camera configured to take a picture, and a controller connected to the motion sensor and the camera. The controller is configured to operate the trail camera assembly in a first operating mode. The controller is configured to determine whether a time threshold is satisfied, the time threshold being a time of day. The controller is configured to compare, in response to the time threshold being satisfied, ambient light detected by the trail camera assembly to an ambient light threshold, and transition, in response to the ambient light satisfying the ambient light threshold, to a second operating mode. When in the second operating mode, the controller takes a picture at set time intervals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting travel patterns of a vehicle or one or more occupants in the vehicle are provided. A transceiver may receive data indicative of at least one of passenger information, vehicle occupancy, vehicle status, and vehicle location from at least one of a voice recognition device, IoT sensors such as seat sensors, vehicle status sensors, or a GPS system. A processor may determine travel patterns based on the data, predict travel patterns based on the determined travel patterns, and generate a database comprising the predicted travel patterns. In addition, the processor may generate an alert if the determined travel pattern deviates from the predicted travel patterns.

Abstract: A system can receive a destination change request inputted by a passenger of an autonomous vehicle, where the destination change request comprises a request to change a first destination of the passenger to a second destination. In response to receiving the destination change request, the system determines a feasibility indicator for the autonomous vehicle to travel to the second destination, and based on the feasibility indicator, determines a suggested destination being different from the second destination. The system transmits an instruction to a computing system of the autonomous vehicle, causing the computing system of the autonomous vehicle to reroute the autonomous vehicle to the suggested destination. The system then transmits an instruction to a computing device associated with a non-autonomous vehicle, where the instruction comprises a request or invitation for a driver of the non-autonomous vehicle to transport the passenger from the suggested destination to the second destination.

Abstract: Techniques are described for aligning a vehicle to a wireless charger. Wireless communication is performed between at least a first wireless device of the vehicle and at least a second wireless device external to the vehicle. The first wireless device has a stationary position relative to the vehicle. The second wireless device has a stationary position relative to the wireless charger. Based on the wireless communication, a distance between the first and second wireless devices is measured and used to determine the relative position of the vehicle. A trajectory is calculated, based on the relative position of the vehicle, to enable the vehicle to be maneuvered into a charging position in which a charge receiving device of the vehicle is aligned with respect to the wireless charger. In some embodiments, multiple wireless devices on the vehicle or external to the vehicle participate in determining the relative position of the vehicle.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of accessing, by a transport, data requested by an occupant of the transport, determining, by the transport, one or more risk levels associated with content of the data and a driving environment of the transport, responsive to the determining, bifurcating, by the transport, the data, distributing, by the transport, a portion of the bifurcated data with a lower risk level during a safe driving environment, and distributing, by the transport, a remaining portion of the bifurcated data with a higher risk level, after the occupant has departed the transport.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting points of interest (POIs) to include in navigation maneuvers presented by a navigation application of an electronic device. Navigation directions, including several maneuvers, are generated by a server device. Candidate POIs near locations corresponding to each of the maneuvers are identified and the server device receives requests from third parties that own each of the candidate POIs. The server device selects one of the candidate POIs for each maneuver based on the requests from the third parties. The server device provides the navigation directions, including an indication of the selected POI for a corresponding maneuver, to the client device of the user who requested the navigation directions.

Abstract: A method for performing automatic valet parking, which includes selecting a road scenario applicable to a roadway; notifying a driver to release manual control elements of a motor vehicle and to leave the motor vehicle; checking whether the control elements have been released and the driver has left the motor vehicle and, in this case, entering an EXPLORE mode in which the motor vehicle is slowly driven autonomously and searches for a free car space or a parking space using the vehicle's own environmental sensors, before the motor vehicle is placed in a parking position; and then to change from the EXPLORE mode to a PARKING mode in which the motor vehicle is parked in the car space or in the parking space from the parking position by means of the longitudinal and lateral controllers and using the environmental data previously obtained from the environmental sensors in the EXPLORE mode.

Abstract: A vehicle includes receiving signals from a plurality of satellites; obtaining position information based on the received signal; detecting a driving speed and yaw rate; obtaining dead reckoning information based on position information about a position of a vehicle recognized in a previous cycle and the received detection information; predicting the position information based on the obtained dead reckoning information; obtaining a value of Euclidean distance based on the position information about the position of the vehicle recognized in the previous cycle and the obtained position information; generating a first outlier filter based on the value of the Euclidean distance; obtaining a value of Mahalanobis distance based on the obtained position information and the predicted position information; generating a second outlier filter based on the value of the Mahalanobis distance; recognizing a current position of the vehicle by fusing information passing through the first outlier filter and information passing

Abstract: A prediction system for simulating effects of a real-world event can be used for autonomous driving. In operation, the system receives input data regarding a complex system (e.g., roadways) and various real-world events. A full-scale network is constructed of the complex system, such that nodes represent road intersections and edges between nodes represent road segments linking the road intersections. The network is reduced is scaled down to generate a multi-layer model of the complex system. Each layer in the model is simulated to identify equilibrium flows, with the model thereafter destabilized by applying stimuli to reflect the real-world event. An autonomous vehicle can then be caused to chart and traverse a road path based on road segments and intersections that are least affected by the real-world event.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that realizes more suitable ease of use. To accomplish the purpose, there is provided an information processing device provided with a video input unit for acquiring image data from an optical image, a signal receiver unit for acquiring a position computation signal, a communication unit for transmitting the image data, a first memory unit for storing position information pertaining to a place to which the image data is not transmitted, and a control unit for controlling the execution of image data transmission on the basis of the position information acquired from the position calculation signal and the position information stored in the first storage unit.

Abstract: There is disclosed at least a method for receiving a road object observation associated with the road object for a first link. The first link is associated with at least one second link. A first heading data is determined for the received road object observation. A matched location is determined for the received road object observation on the at least one second link. A second heading data is determined for the received road object observation, based on the determined matched location. The road object is identified based on the determined first heading data and the determined second heading data, wherein as a result of identifying, the identified road object is either determined as associated with the first link or is determined to be not associated with the first link.

Abstract: A method for providing economic information based on geographic parameters that includes providing a map for display on a device, receiving a user-defined area on the map, and providing data relating to the user-defined area. Obtaining the relevant information or data about a particular geographic region frequently involves consulting a plurality of sources. The current method is much more efficient and cost effective to retrieve from fewer sources and provide the information in a quick and easy to comprehend format.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for mitigating the risks associated with operating an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle by using calculated route traversal values to select less risky travel routes and/or modify vehicle operation. Various approaches to achieving this risk mitigation are presented. A computing device is configured to generate a database of route traversal values. This device may receive a variety of historical route traversal information, real-time vehicle information, and/or route information from one of more data sources and calculate a route traversal value for the associated driving route. Subsequently, the computing device may provide the associated route traversal value to other devices, such as a vehicle navigation device associated with the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle. An insurance company may use this information to help determine insurance premiums for autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles by analyzing and/or mitigating the risk associated with operating those vehicles.

Abstract: A method for processing a transaction request, implementable by a first transaction node, may comprise: acquiring transaction data of a target transaction, wherein the first transaction node participates in the target transaction; determining, according to the transaction data, a transaction abstract after a plurality of transaction nodes each sign a data abstract of the transaction data, wherein the transaction nodes comprise at least the first transaction node and one or more second transaction nodes; generating a transaction request that comprises the transaction abstract; and broadcasting the transaction request to one or more consensus nodes, causing the consensus nodes to each save the transaction abstract in the transaction request into a blockchain after the transaction abstract passes consensus verification, the consensus nodes being blockchain nodes, wherein the transaction nodes and the consensus nodes are blockchain nodes of a blockchain network.

Abstract: A method and system for navigating traffic for an autonomously controllable vehicle operates by detecting at least one target vehicle within a traffic environment with at least one sensor disposed on a primary vehicle. The system obtains information with a plurality of sensors disposed on the primary vehicle of the traffic environment and the at least target vehicle and predicts a maneuver of the at least one target vehicle with a controller disposed on the primary vehicle for a future time based on the information obtained relating to the traffic environment and the at least one target vehicle. The system further generates a recommended path for the primary vehicle with the controller that avoids conflicts with a future position of the at least one target vehicle based on predicted maneuvers of the at least one target vehicle.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for optimizing a graph. The graph can be generated with a source node, a plurality of item nodes, and a terminal node. Once generated, the graph can be optimized to determine a lowest cost flow from the source node to the terminal node based at least in part on respective budget measurements. A first account node and a first item node can be determined and an account corresponding to the first account node, as well as information that identifies an item corresponding to the first item node can be transmitted.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to be able to appropriately calculate the range of surrounding roads which needs to be provided for a preset travel route. This information management device is equipped with a travel range specifying unit which specifies the travel range which is the range of roads on which a vehicle may travel if having deviated from a preset planned route. The travel range specifying unit calculates the travel range on the basis of the time required to recalculate the planned route, and the speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: An approach is provided for path recovery when using map-based dynamic location sampling. The approach, for instance, involves initiating a capture of a current location of a vehicle on a road segment by a location sensor based on a keep-alive sampling rate. The location sensor is configured to operate at a sampling rate that is reduced from a default sampling rate in addition to the keep-alive sampling rate. The approach also involves determining a predicted location of the vehicle based on an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle at an end node of the road segment. The estimated time of arrival is based on historical traversal time data for the road segment. The approach further involves reconfiguring the location sensor to operate at the default sampling frequency based on determining that the predicted location differs from the current location by more than a threshold distance.

Abstract: A parking assist system is provided with: a first estimator configured to estimate a first time, which is a time required for a parking control preliminary operation of manually moving a vehicle to a position in which the parking control can be started; a second estimator configured to estimate a second time, which is a time required for a manual parking operation of manually parking the vehicle in a parking space; a determinator configured to determine whether or not it is in a situation to perform the manual parking operation rather than the parking control preliminary operation, on the basis of the first time and the second time; and a proposing device configured to propose performing the manual parking operation to an occupant of the vehicle if it is determined that it is in the situation to perform the manual parking operation rather than the parking control preliminary operation.

Abstract: Personal mobility vehicles, their various components, methods and systems for controlling, using, tracking, and/or interacting with personal mobility vehicles, and methods and systems for integrating personal mobility vehicles within dynamic transportation networks so that a personal mobility vehicle (PMV) can be used in combination with a vehicle of a transportation provider to efficiently complete a transportation request are discussed. For example, a PMV may be used in combination with a lane-constrained vehicle to improve travel time between two locations in situations where the time it may take for a lane-constrained vehicle to reach the starting location may be affected by traffic congestion at the starting location. The PMV may transport a transportation requestor from a starting location to an intermediate location away from the traffic congestion to then transfer to a lane-constrained vehicle for the remainder of the trip.

Abstract: Systems and methods for semantic segmentation of a source geometry are provided. The method includes providing a vector image of a location; generating a raster image from the vector image, the raster image including at least one partition, the at least one partition including a plurality of pixels; assigning a pixel class label to each of the plurality of pixels, the pixel class label including a usage type; and assigning a partition class label to the at least one partition based on the pixel class labels assigned to the plurality of pixels, wherein the partition class label includes a usage type for the partition.

Abstract: A virtual assistance system for a vehicle is provided. The virtual assistance system includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an input device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an output device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. The virtual assistance system receives, through the input device, a request for an item from a user, retrieves a location of an entity associated the item, calculates an estimated arrival time when the vehicle will arrive at the location, compares the estimated arrival time with a predetermined time associated with the entity, and instructs the output device to generate a delivery prompt related to the item in response to comparing the estimated arrival time with the predetermined time.

Abstract: Described are a system, method, and computer program product for machine-learning-based traffic prediction. The method includes receiving historic transaction data including a plurality of transactions. The method also includes generating, using a machine-learning classification model, a transportation categorization for at least one consumer. The method further includes receiving at least one message associated with at least one transaction, identifying at least one geographic node of activity in the region, and generating an estimate of traffic intensity for the at least one geographic node of activity. The method further includes comparing the estimate of traffic intensity to a threshold of traffic intensity and, in response to determining that the estimate of traffic intensity satisfies the threshold: generating a communication configured to cause at least one navigation device to modify a navigation route; and communicating the communication to the at least one navigation device.

Abstract: A method for risk determination of a route includes collecting a set of inputs and determining a set of risk scores. Additionally, the method can include any or all of: processing the set of inputs; organizing the set of inputs; determining a model based on the set of inputs; determining a set of risk scores; producing an outputs based on the set of risk scores; and/or any other suitable processes.

Abstract: A delivery system includes a vehicle and a management server configured to communicate with the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to perform unmanned driving and used to deliver a baggage to a designated delivery destination. When an arrival time of a user, who moves to the delivery destination without riding on the vehicle, to the delivery destination is set, the management server is configured to transmit, to the vehicle, an instruction for moving the vehicle in accordance with a delivery route searched to allow the vehicle to reach the delivery destination at the set arrival time. The vehicle moves to the delivery destination in accordance with the instruction.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a communication device, a sensor and a controller. The communication device is configured to receive information from at least one of a mobile application connected to the host vehicle and a local knowledge source. The sensor is configured to detect external conditions in a vicinity of the host vehicle equipped with the vehicle control system. The controller is programmed to detect a social place based on the information from at least one of the mobile application connected to the vehicle and the local knowledge source, to select a driving mode based on the social place that was detected, and to control the host vehicle based on the driving mode that was selected.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems comprising vehicle fleet management systems are disclosed. One embodiment is a method that provides a plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates, where each of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates specifies a plurality of powertrain trim parameters implementable by an electronic powertrain control system to control one or more operational response characteristics of the powertrain. The method includes selecting one of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates and one of a plurality of vehicles of a vehicle fleet to receive the selected one of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates. In response to the act of selecting one of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates, the method transmits via a telematics network one or more modified powertrain trim parameters.

Abstract: Opportunistic fueling for car hailing autonomous vehicles are disclosed herein. An example method includes evaluating a trip schedule having one or more destinations for a vehicle, calculating a plurality of potential routes based on the trip schedule with fueling options along a proposed path of travel for the vehicle, applying one or more vehicle fueling constraints, selecting an optimized route from the plurality of potential routes for the vehicle using the one or more vehicle fueling constraints, and completing the trip schedule using the optimized route.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention can proactively determine if an individual is likely in need of roadside assistance. Information can be collected from the individual's phone, including the person's location, the type of road, ambient noise, and/or motion of nearby objects. If it is determined that the individual likely needs roadside assistance, the system can proactively contact the individual to see if roadside assistance is desired, and if so, initiates roadside assistance. The system also can provide helpful information, such as safety information, and/or automatically contact other individuals to alert them of the roadside event and the location of the individual.