Enabling alert messages in a vehicle
A feature for a motor vehicle that takes precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network in the vicinity ahead of the vehicle. The feature uses a data representation of the road network extending from the current vehicle position out to an extent. The data representation of the road network is used to identify conditions, if any, that warrant taking a precautionary action. The type of conditions about which actions are to be taken may be identified in a data file. A precautionary action is taken as the vehicle approaches the location of the condition. The precautionary action may be a message provided to the vehicle driver to alert the driver about the condition. Alternatively, the action may be a modification of the vehicle operation, such as slowing down or stopping the vehicle, speeding up the vehicle, changing direction, and so on.
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
receive data indicative of a location of a vehicle;
identify a plurality of road segments accessible from the location of the vehicle and extending out to a threshold;
identify conditions along the plurality of road segments;
in response to the identification of more than one condition, determine a priority of the conditions; and
provide a signal for the condition that has a greater priority than any other of the conditions before providing a signal for one of the other conditions,
wherein a data file that lists conditions by priority is used to determine which of the conditions has a level of importance greater than any other of the conditions, wherein the data file is stored in a non-volatile portion of the memory prior to vehicle operation.