公开(公告)号：US20240169765A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18057927

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Ivan VUKOVIC ,  Krishna BANDI ,  Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA ,  Syed Amaar AHMAD ,  Joseph ZANE

IPC: G07B15/06 ,  G07B15/02

CPC classification number: G07B15/063 ,  G07B15/02

Abstract: Performing validation of road usage charging (RUC) systems is provided. A hardware processor of a vehicle receives, from an HMI of the vehicle, input to enter into a testing mode in which a test of RUC functionality of the vehicle is to be performed. In the testing mode, RUC charges are computed for a route from a start location to an end location, based on map and fees information for the test. One or more reports of the charges are generated for verification of the RUC functionality, the charges being verifiable based on the route and the map and fees information being defined for the test.

公开(公告)号：US20230306843A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US17681502

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Colette KNOPP ,  Jason HAISMA ,  Tommy POEK ,  Justin MARTINS ,  Krishna BANDI

IPC: G08G1/09 ,  H04W4/40 ,  G08G1/00

CPC classification number: G08G1/091 ,  G08G1/22 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: An ad-hoc network manager is provided. The vehicle includes a transceiver and one or more controllers of the host vehicle, in communication with the transceiver. The one or more controllers are programmed to receive connected messages from infrastructure via the transceiver, and execute a message subservice configured to provide, to vehicle applications executed by the one or more controller, one or more events related to the received connected messages.

公开(公告)号：US20230131434A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17509780

申请日：2021-10-25

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Krishna BANDI ,  Samer IBRAHIM ,  Brennan HAMILTON ,  Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA

IPC: G01S19/45 ,  H04W4/40 ,  G08G1/056 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G01S17/931

Abstract: Position enhancement for vehicle positioning is provided. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) messages are received from a roadside unit (RSU) to an onboard unit (OBU) of a vehicle via a transceiver of the vehicle, the V2X messages indicating a location of the RSU. Image sensors of the vehicle are utilized to capture sensor data of the RSU. A current position of the vehicle is updated to a corrected current position of the vehicle based the RSU as shown in the sensor data and the location of the RSU indicated in the V2X messages.

公开(公告)号：US20240257192A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18160408

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Krishna BANDI ,  Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA ,  Brennan HAMILTON ,  Ivan VUKOVIC ,  Swetha SHAILENDRA

IPC: G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  H04W4/44

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0284 ,  G06Q20/325 ,  H04W4/44

Abstract: Computing vehicle-centric road usage without high definition (HD) road maps is performed. Road usage charging (RUC) charge geometry rules defining a zone in which RUC are charged are received via a V2X transceiver of a vehicle. The vehicle determines a roadway type based on captured sensor data indicative of the surroundings of the vehicle, the roadway type being selected from a plurality of roadway types including a first roadway type where RUC charge is incurred and a second roadway type where RUC charge is not incurred. The vehicle identifies applicable rules of the RUC charge geometry rules according to a current location of the vehicle, the applicable rules specifying how tariffs are computed for the determined roadway type. The vehicle accumulates, by the vehicle, vehicle RUC charge using vehicle bus data indicative of progress of the vehicle within the zone and the determined roadway type.

公开(公告)号：US20240114341A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US17936981

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Krishna BANDI ,  Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA ,  Ivan VUKOVIC

IPC: H04W12/106 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W12/63

CPC classification number: H04W12/106 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W12/63

Abstract: Performing filtering of infrastructure-to-vehicle (V2I) messages by a vehicle is provided. First messages are received from one or more road-side units (RSUs). Responsive to the vehicle approaching a check-in location indicated by the first messages, a check-in location identifier is stored for the check-in location retrieved from the first messages as being a current check-in location for the vehicle. Second messages are received from the one or more RSUs. Responsive to a message identifier in the second messages matching the check-in location identifier, the second messages are forwarded to a vehicle application for processing. Otherwise the second messages are discarded.

公开(公告)号：US20220301356A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17207008

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Krishna BANDI ,  Sathyanarayana Chary PALAKONDA ,  Brennan HAMILTON ,  Samer IBRAHIM ,  Ivan VUKOVIC ,  Syed Amaar AHMAD

IPC: G07B15/06 ,  G07B15/02 ,  G08G1/01 ,  H04W4/44

Abstract: Smart tolling for vehicles is provided. A toll advertisement message (TAM) is received by a vehicle, broadcast from a road-side unit (RSU) via V2X communication, the TAM defining a plurality of toll road tariff data elements, each of the toll road tariff data elements specifying a set of tolling factors indexed by a unique toll context identifier. Roadway usage of the vehicle is determined. A charge for the roadway usage is determined according to the set of tolling factors of the TAM. A toll usage message (TUM) is sent via the V2X communication, the TUM indicating, to the RSU, the tariff for the roadway usage of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20210235240A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US16773423

申请日：2020-01-27

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Krishna BANDI ,  Samer IBRAHIM ,  Jovan Milivoje ZAGAJAC ,  Sushanta DAS ,  Brennan HAMILTON ,  Ivan VUKOVIC ,  Thomas E. APCZYNSKI

IPC: H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: An on-board unit of a vehicle includes first and second transceivers. A processor of the vehicle monitors transmissions received from the first and second transceivers, receives an incoming message sent to the processor from the first transceiver, the incoming message being designated for distribution to roadway participants, identifies based on the monitored transmissions whether the second transceiver is in communication with devices of roadway participants available to receive outgoing messages, and if so, construct an outgoing message based on the incoming message and send the outgoing message via the second transceiver, and monitors vehicle network bus traffic to identify a current speed of the vehicle, and responsive to the vehicle moving at least a threshold speed, construct and send vehicle-information outgoing messages including roadway observations of the vehicle, using the first transceiver and the second transceiver, the vehicle-information outgoing messages being designated for distribution to the roadway participants.