Vehicle drive matching system and method
A vehicle includes a route collection module that collects drive history data describing a plurality of routes traveled by the vehicle and associated departure and arrival times for each of the routes, and a vehicle computing system that sends the drive history data and, in response, receives contact information for at least one driver of at least one other vehicle based on a similarity between the collected drive history data and drive history data associated with the at least one other vehicle. The vehicle further includes an interface that displays or plays the contact information to facilitate ride sharing between a driver of the vehicle and the at least one driver of the at least one other vehicle.
1. A vehicle comprising:
a controller configured to
collect drive data describing travelled routes,
send, off-board, the drive data,
responsive to the sending, receive and display information for a driver of another vehicle based on a degree of similarity between the drive data and drive data of the another vehicle that depends on a user specified schedule deviation tolerance, and
responsive to input selecting the information, initiate a telephone call to the another vehicle.
2. A method comprising:
by a vehicle,
collecting drive data describing travelled routes,
sending, off-board, the drive data,
responsive to the sending, receiving and displaying information for a driver of another vehicle based on a degree of similarity between the drive data and drive data of the another vehicle that depends on a user specified schedule deviation tolerance, and
responsive to input selecting the information, initiating a message to the another vehicle.
3. A vehicle comprising:
a controller configured to
collect drive data describing travelled routes,
send, off-board, the drive data,
responsive to the sending, receive and play information for a driver of another vehicle based on a degree of similarity between the drive data and drive data of the another vehicle that depends on a user specified schedule deviation tolerance, and
responsive to input selecting the information, initiate a telephone call or message to the another vehicle.