WIRELESS PEDESTRIAN NOTIFICATION
Method for wireless communication in an environment that includes autonomous vehicles, comprising: by a given autonomous vehicle, transmitting a dedicated notification message to a personal unit of a particular pedestrian, wherein the personal unit is configured to alert the particular pedestrian about contents of the dedicated notification message.
1 . A method for wireless communication in an environment that includes autonomous vehicles, comprising: by a given autonomous vehicle, transmitting a dedicated notification message to a personal unit of a particular pedestrian, wherein the personal unit is configured to alert the particular pedestrian about contents of the dedicated notification message.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal unit is configured to alert the particular pedestrian by displaying at least part of the dedicated notification message on a human-machine interface of the personal unit.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the human-machine interface includes a radar-like display of a smartphone.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal unit includes a personal electronic device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal unit includes an augmented reality device.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the augmented reality device includes smart glasses.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting a dedicated notification message to a personal unit of a particular pedestrian includes transmitting a notification device having at least one attribute.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one attribute includes an attribute by which the autonomous vehicle indicates an action intended by the autonomous vehicle.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the intended action includes an action to yield to the particular pedestrian.
10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one attribute includes an attribute by which the autonomous vehicle indicates its relative positioning to the particular pedestrian.
11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one attribute includes an attribute by which the autonomous vehicle warns the particular pedestrian about other vehicles.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal unit is further configured to have an open receive window for receiving the dedicated notification message in a fixed time slot for power saving.
13 . A method for wireless communication in an environment that includes autonomous vehicles, comprising: by a given autonomous vehicle, broadcasting a periodic notification message having at least one dedicated attribute addressed to a personal unit of a particular pedestrian or of a particular driver of a manned vehicle, wherein the personal unit is configured to alert the particular pedestrian or particular driver about the at least one dedicated attribute.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the personal unit is configured to alert the particular pedestrian or particular driver by displaying the at least one of the dedicated attribute on a human-machine interface of the personal unit.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the personal unit includes a personal electronic device.
16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the personal unit includes an augmented reality device.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the augmented reality device includes smart glasses.
18 . The method of claim 13 wherein the at least one dedicated attribute includes an attribute by which the autonomous vehicle indicates an action intended by the autonomous vehicle.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the action intended includes an action to yield to the particular pedestrian or particular driver.
20 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one dedicated attribute includes an attribute by which the autonomous vehicle indicates its relative positioning to the particular pedestrian or particular driver.