Reference tokens for managing driverless cars
Negotiating a multi-vehicle environment using vehicle-to-vehicle network tokens for intra-vehicle communication. Preliminary routing assignments are efficiently improved by available intra-vehicle communication.
1. A method comprising:
assigning a first network token to a first vehicle entering a multi-vehicle environment including a first destination and a second destination, the first network token granting access to the first destination;
assigning a second network token to a second vehicle entering the multi-vehicle environment, the second network token granting access to the second destination;
notifying the first vehicle that the second vehicle is assigned the second network token for the second destination; and
notifying the second vehicle that the first vehicle is assigned the first network token for the first destination;
wherein:
the first network token and the second network token are transferrable between the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network token and the second network token provide access to a vehicle-to-vehicle network for the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
reassigning the second network token to the first vehicle and the first network token to the second vehicle based at least in part on a communication over the vehicle-to-vehicle network between the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
wherein:
the first vehicle obtains access to the second destination; and
the second vehicle obtains access to the first destination.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a first dataset corresponding to the first vehicle; and
determining a second dataset corresponding to the second vehicle;
wherein the first and second datasets include driver information.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a first dataset corresponding to the first vehicle; and
determining a second dataset corresponding to the second vehicle;
wherein the first and second datasets include vehicle information.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
tracking movement of the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first destination is a toll plaza lane corresponding to a toll gate.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first destination is a parking space in a parking lot.
9. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:
first program instructions programmed to assign a first network token to a first vehicle entering a multi-vehicle environment including a first destination and a second destination, the first network token granting access to the first destination;
second program instructions programmed to assign a second network token to a second vehicle entering the multi-vehicle environment, the second network token granting access to the second destination;
third program instructions programmed to notify the first vehicle that the second vehicle is assigned the second network token for the second destination; and
fourth program instructions programmed to notify the second vehicle that the first vehicle is assigned the first network token for the first destination;
wherein:
the first network token and the second network token are transferrable between the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the first network token and the second network token provide access to a vehicle-to-vehicle network for the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively.
11. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising:
fifth program instructions programmed to reassign the second network token to the first vehicle and the first network token to the second vehicle based at least in part on a communication over the vehicle-to-vehicle network between the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
wherein:
the first vehicle obtains access to the second destination; and
the second vehicle obtains access to the first destination.
12. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising:
fifth program instructions programmed to determine a first dataset corresponding to the first vehicle; and
sixth program instructions programmed to determine a second dataset corresponding to the second vehicle;
wherein the first and second datasets include driver information.
13. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising:
fifth program instructions programmed to determine a first dataset corresponding to the first vehicle; and
sixth program instructions programmed to determine a second dataset corresponding to the second vehicle;
wherein the first and second datasets include vehicle information.
14. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising:
fifth program instructions programmed to track movement of the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
15. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the first destination is a toll plaza lane corresponding to a toll gate.
16. A computer system comprising:
a processor set; and
a computer readable storage medium;
wherein:
the processor set is structured, located, connected and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium; and
the program instructions include:
first program instructions programmed to assign a first network token to a first vehicle entering a multi-vehicle environment including a first destination and a second destination, the first network token granting access to the first destination;
second program instructions programmed to assign a second network token to a second vehicle entering the multi-vehicle environment, the second network token granting access to the second destination;
third program instructions programmed to notify the first vehicle that the second vehicle is assigned the second network token for the second destination; and
fourth program instructions programmed to notify the second vehicle that the first vehicle is assigned the first network token for the first destination;
wherein:
the first network token and the second network token are transferrable between the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
17. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the first network token and the second network token provide access to a vehicle-to-vehicle network for the first vehicle and the second vehicle respectively.
18. The computer system of claim 16 , further comprising:
fifth program instructions programmed to reassign the second network token to the first vehicle and the first network token to the second vehicle based at least in part on a communication over the vehicle-to-vehicle network between the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
wherein:
the first vehicle obtains access to the second destination; and
the second vehicle obtains access to the first destination.
19. The computer system of claim 16 , further comprising:
determining a first dataset corresponding to the first vehicle; and
determining a second dataset corresponding to the second vehicle;
wherein the first and second datasets include driver information.
20. The computer system of claim 16 , further comprising:
determining a first dataset corresponding to the first vehicle; and
determining a second dataset corresponding to the second vehicle;
wherein the first and second datasets include vehicle information.