IP Library Granted Patent US 12668261
Granted Patent B2
US 12668261 · App. 18/614,564 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

AI-based system for prolonging the life of a vehicle

Inventors: Imad Zahid (Carrollton, TX); Joshua C. Batie (Frisco, TX)
Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W50/14B60W10/26B60W50/0205G01C21/3415G06V20/58G06V20/588B60W2050/021B60W2050/146B60W2420/403B60W2554/406B60W2556/65
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Patent No.
US 12668261
App. No.
18/614,564
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of receiving sensor data of a vehicle as the vehicle travels along a route, identifying an attribute of the vehicle that is degrading while the vehicle is travelling along the route based on the sensor data, determining an action to take to reduce degradation of the attribute of the vehicle when travelling along the route based on execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the sensor data, and displaying a notification with an instruction to perform the action to take to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle via a display device of the vehicle.

Claims (34)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving sensor data of a vehicle as the vehicle travels along a route;

identifying an attribute of the vehicle that is degrading while the vehicle is travelling along the route based on the sensor data;

determining an action to take to reduce degradation of the attribute of the vehicle when travelling along the route based on execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the sensor data; and

displaying a notification with an instruction to perform the action to take to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle via a display device of the vehicle,

wherein power consumption by a battery of the vehicle is modified to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving image data of road conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling, and determining the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the image data of the road conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling.

3 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprises receiving additional sensor data obtained by one or more other vehicles while travelling the route, wherein the determining further comprises determining the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the sensor data obtained by the one or more other vehicles.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises receiving additional sensor data obtained by one or more other vehicles while travelling a plurality of different routes, wherein the determining comprises determining a different travel route to take to reduce the degradation of the vehicle based on execution of the AI model on the additional sensor data obtained by the one or more other vehicles.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving image data of traffic conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling, and determining the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the image data of the traffic conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises monitoring a behavior of the vehicle after displaying the notification with the instruction to perform the action to determine an adherence of a driver of the vehicle to the instruction, and displaying a second notification via the display device of the vehicle based on the adherence of the driver of the vehicle to the instruction.

7 . An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:

receive sensor data of a vehicle as the vehicle travels along a route,

identify an attribute of the vehicle that is degrading while the vehicle travels along the route based on the sensor data,

determine an action to take to reduce degradation of the attribute of the vehicle when travelling along the route based on execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the sensor data, and

display a notification with an instruction to perform the action to take to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle via a display device of the vehicle,

wherein power consumption by a battery of the vehicle is modified to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to receive image data of road conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling, and determine the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the image data of the road conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling.

9 . The apparatus of claim 7 , the processor is further configured to receive additional sensor data obtained by one or more other vehicles while travelling the route, and determine the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the sensor data obtained by the one or more other vehicles.

10 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive additional sensor data obtained by one or more other vehicles while travelling a plurality of different routes, and the processor is configured to determine a different travel route to take to reduce the degradation of the vehicle based on execution of the AI model on the additional sensor data obtained by the one or more other vehicles.

11 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to receive image data of traffic conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling, and determine the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the image data of the traffic conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling.

12 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to monitor a behavior of the vehicle after the notification with the instruction to perform the action is displayed to determine an adherence of a driver of the vehicle to the instruction, and display a second notification via the display device of the vehicle based on the adherence of the driver of the vehicle to the instruction.

13 . A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored therein which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform:

receiving sensor data of a vehicle as the vehicle travels along a route;

identifying an attribute of the vehicle that is degrading while the vehicle is travelling along the route based on the sensor data;

determining an action to take to reduce degradation of the attribute of the vehicle when travelling along the route based on execution of an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the sensor data; and

displaying a notification with an instruction to perform the action to take to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle via a display device of the vehicle,

wherein power consumption by a battery of the vehicle is modified to reduce the degradation of the attribute of the vehicle.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving image data of road conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling, and determining the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the image data of the road conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the processor is further configured to perform receiving additional sensor data obtained by one or more other vehicles while travelling the route, wherein the determining further comprises determining the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the sensor data obtained by the one or more other vehicles.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform receiving additional sensor data obtained by one or more other vehicles while travelling a plurality of different routes, wherein the determining comprises determining a different travel route to take to reduce the degradation of the vehicle based on execution of the AI model on the additional sensor data obtained by the one or more other vehicles.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving image data of traffic conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling, and determining the action to take based on execution of the AI model on the image data of the traffic conditions along the route which the vehicle is travelling.