Inventors:
Doua Vang - Waterford MI, US
Bilal Alasry - Dearborn MI, US
Assignee:
DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. - Southfield MI
DENSO CORPORATION - Kariya-Shi
International Classification:
G08G 1/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
701 29, 707705, 709219, 707E17014
Abstract:
A method of displaying traffic on a display within a vehicle may include monitoring a current vehicle speed, monitoring external traffic data by various methods, determining if a brake is applied for at least a predetermined time period, determining if the vehicle is a predetermined distance from a traffic signal that the vehicle is approaching, determining that a traffic event exists on a road upon which the vehicle is traveling, inquiring if traffic cameras exist on the road upon which the vehicle is traveling, and displaying traffic data on a display within the vehicle that corresponds to the road ahead upon which the vehicle is traveling. The method may include determining if the vehicle speed is maintained at a speed less than the posted speed for a predetermined time period. The display may display traffic data captured by the traffic cameras, downloaded from remote servers, or communicated directly from another vehicle.