DIRECT VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

A method of communicating a notification includes identifying an issue associated with a target vehicle. A location of the target vehicle is determined, and a notification signal is broadcast from a host vehicle. The notification signal includes the location of the target vehicle and the identified issue associated with the target vehicle. The broadcast notification signal is received by the target vehicle, which determines that the received notification signal is intended for the target vehicle, by comparing a current location of the target vehicle to the location of the target vehicle included in the notification signal. When the target vehicle determines that the broadcast notification signal received from the host vehicle is intended for the target vehicle, the target vehicle may issue an alert signal to alert an occupant of the target vehicle of the issue associated with the target vehicle.

主权项

1. A method of communicating a notification from a host vehicle to a target vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying an issue associated with the target vehicle; determining a location of the target vehicle with a communications control module of the host vehicle; broadcasting a notification signal with a transceiver of the host vehicle, wherein the notification signal includes the location of the target vehicle and the identified issue associated with the target vehicle; receiving the broadcast notification signal with a transceiver of the target vehicle; determining that the broadcast notification signal received from the host vehicle, is intended for the target vehicle, by comparing a current location of the target vehicle stored in a memory of a communications control module of the target vehicle to the location of the target vehicle included in the notification signal received by the target vehicle, with the communications control module of the target vehicle; and issuing an alert signal with the communications control module of the target vehicle, to alert an occupant of the target vehicle of the issue associated with the target vehicle.