Highly Assisted Driving Platform

Abstract

Methods for providing a highly assisted driving (HAD) service include: (a) transmitting telematics sensor data from a vehicle to a remote first server; (b) transmitting at least a portion of the telematics sensor data from the remote first server to a remote second server, wherein the remote second server is configured to execute a HAD application using received telematics sensor data, and wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result; and (c) transmitting the HAD service result from the remote second server to a client. Apparatuses for providing a HAD service are described.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a processor, telematics sensor data collected at a first vehicle;   executing a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using the received telematics sensor data; and   sending a HAD service result from the HAD application to a second vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the HAD service result includes an autonomous driving command for operation of the second vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second vehicle is configured to make an operational adjustment based on the HAD service result. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the telematics sensor data is acquired from one or more a plurality of telematics sensors onboard the first vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more telematics sensors are configured to collect the telematics sensor data are selected from the group consisting of differential global positioning system (GPS), windshield wiping sensors, laser sensors, light sensors, camera sensors, microphone sensors, shift sensors, pedal sensors, lever sensors, brake sensors, speed sensors, acceleration sensors, headlamp sensors, steering wheel sensors, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein pre-processing is performed on at least a portion of the telematics sensor data at the first vehicle prior to transmitting of the telematics sensor data. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the pre-processing comprises data filtering, data anonymization, data compression, data enveloping, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether at least a portion of the telematics sensor data satisfies a predefined latency threshold prior to using the received telematics sensor data as an input to the HAD application.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the HAD application is selected from the group consisting of autonomous driving, personalized driving of autonomous vehicles, collision warning systems, early warning systems, adverse weather conditions warning systems, lane departure warning systems, telematics sensor analytics, automobile app stores, cruise control, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 transmitting, by a processor, telematics sensor data from a vehicle to a remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to execute a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using the telematics sensor data, and wherein the HAD application is configured to output a HAD service result; and   transmitting, by a processor, the HAD service result from the remote server to a client, wherein the client is configured to make an operational adjustment based on the HAD service result.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the HAD service result includes an autonomous driving command. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the HAD service result includes a course adjustment. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the telematics sensor data is collected by differential global positioning system (GPS), windshield wiping sensors, laser sensors, light sensors, camera sensors, microphone sensors, shift sensors, pedal sensors, lever sensors, brake sensors, speed sensors, acceleration sensors, headlamp sensors, steering wheel sensors, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:   receiving, by a processor, telematics sensor data collected at a first vehicle;   executing a highly assisted driving (HAD) application using the received telematics sensor data; and   sending a HAD service result from the HAD application to a second vehicle.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the HAD service result includes an autonomous driving command. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the second vehicle is configured to make an operational adjustment based on the HAD service result. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the telematics sensor data is acquired from one or more of a plurality of telematics sensors onboard the first vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the one or the plurality of telematics sensors is selected from the group consisting of differential global positioning system (GPS), windshield wiping sensors, laser sensors, light sensors, camera sensors, microphone sensors, shift sensors, pedal sensors, lever sensors, brake sensors, speed sensors, acceleration sensors, headlamp sensors, steering wheel sensors, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein data filtering, data anonymization, data compression, data enveloping, or a combination thereof is performed at the first vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the HAD application is selected from the group consisting of autonomous driving, personalized driving of autonomous vehicles, collision warning systems, early warning systems, adverse weather conditions warning systems, lane departure warning systems, telematics sensor analytics, automobile app stores, cruise control, and combinations thereof.