SYSTEM FOR AUTO-UPDATING ROUTE-DATA USED BY A PLURALITY OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES

摘要

A system (10) for updating route-data (12) shared by vehicles (14) for automated operation of the vehicles (14) includes a shared-memory (24), a sensor (30), and a communication-network (28). The shared-memory (24) stores route-data (12) used by a plurality of vehicles (14) for automated operation of the vehicles (14) in accordance with a control-rule (26) included in the route-data (12). The sensor (30) is installed in a first- vehicle (32) of the vehicles (14). The sensor (30) is used to determine an observed-parameter (34) so the system (10) can detect when the observed-parameter (34) violates a parameter-limit (36) during automated operation of the first-vehicle (32) in accordance with the control-rule (26). The communication-network (28) is configured to enable the first-vehicle (32) to update the route-data (12) when the observed-parameter (34) violates the parameter-limit (36). Then other vehicles (14) can access the shared-memory (24) so the other vehicles (14) can negotiate a roadway (16) using the most up-to-date information about the roadway (16).