Vehicle operation characteristic control

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory storage medium for controlling the maximum speed of a vehicle as that vehicle travels along a route. Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure may receive location information from an electronic device that is located at a vehicle and may provide information to the electronic device at that controls the maximum speed of the vehicle as speed limits change along the route.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method for controlling vehicle speed, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving first information identifying a first speed of a first vehicle in an area, the first information received from a first controller at the first vehicle via a communication interface;   receiving second information identifying a second speed of a second vehicle in the area, the second information received from a second controller at the second vehicle via the communication interface; and   transmitting, via the communication interface, a target speed to the first controller at the first vehicle, wherein the target speed is based on the second speed and is transmitted to the first controller to instruct the first controller to limit a maximum speed that the first vehicle can travel in the area based on the target speed.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 receiving, via the communication interface, traffic information from a ground-based infrastructure in the area, wherein the target speed is also based on the traffic information.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein at least the receiving of the second information is based on a wireless communication between a wireless signal transmitter of the second controller and a wireless signal receiver of the first controller. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the target speed is associated with a vehicle type of at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 tracking a speed of the first vehicle and the second vehicle, wherein the target speed is transmitted in response to the second speed of the second vehicle crossing a threshold speed.   
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 receiving third information identifying a third speed of a third vehicle in the area, the third information received from a third controller at the third vehicle via the communication interface, wherein the target speed is also based on the third speed.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 receiving condition information that is indicative of a condition associated with a location in the area, wherein the target speed is also based on the condition.   
     
     
         9 . A system for controlling vehicle speed, the system comprising:
 at least one memory storing instructions; and   at least one processor configured to execute the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
 receive first information identifying a first speed of a first vehicle in an area, the first information received from a first controller at the first vehicle via a communication interface; 
 receive second information identifying a second speed of a second vehicle in the area, the second information received from a second controller at the second vehicle via the communication interface; and 
 transmit, via the communication interface, a target speed to the first controller at the first vehicle, wherein the target speed is based on the second speed and is transmitted to the first controller to instruct the first controller to limit a maximum speed that the first vehicle can travel in the area based on the target speed. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to: receive, via the communication interface, traffic information from a ground-based infrastructure in the area, wherein the target speed is also based on the traffic information. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least the receiving of the second information is based on a wireless communication between a wireless signal transmitter of the second controller and a wireless signal receiver of the first controller. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the target speed is associated with a vehicle type of at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to: track a speed of the first vehicle and the second vehicle, wherein the target speed is transmitted in response to the second speed of the second vehicle crossing a threshold speed. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to: receiving third information identifying a third speed of a third vehicle in the area, the third information received from a third controller at the third vehicle via the communication interface, wherein the target speed is also based on the third speed. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:
 receive condition information that is indicative of a condition associated with a location in the area, wherein the target speed is also based on the condition.   
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, wherein the program is executable by a processor to perform a method of controlling vehicle speed, the method comprising:
 receiving first information identifying a first speed of a first vehicle in an area, the first information received from a first controller at the first vehicle via a communication interface; receiving second information identifying a second speed of a second vehicle in the area, the second information received from a second controller at the second vehicle via the communication interface; and   transmitting, via the communication interface, a target speed to the first controller at the first vehicle, wherein the target speed is based on the second speed and is transmitted to the first controller to instruct the first controller to limit a maximum speed that the first vehicle can travel in the area based on the target speed.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , the method further comprising:
 receiving, via the communication interface, traffic information from a ground-based infrastructure in the area, wherein the target speed is also based on the traffic information.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein at least the receiving of the second information is based on a wireless communication between a wireless signal transmitter of the second controller and a wireless signal receiver of the first controller. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the target speed is associated with a vehicle type of at least one of the first vehicle or the second vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , the method further comprising:
 tracking a speed of the first vehicle and the second vehicle, wherein the target speed is transmitted in response to the second speed of the second vehicle crossing a threshold speed.   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , the method further comprising:
 receiving third information identifying a third speed of a third vehicle in the area, the third information received from a third controller at the third vehicle via the communication interface, wherein the target speed is also based on the third speed.