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Method and arrangement for controlling vehicular traffic via traffic control devices includes establishing communications between the traffic control devices and vehicles approaching the traffic control devices, and providing information about travel of the vehicle to the traffic control devices to

Method and arrangement for controlling vehicular traffic via traffic control devices includes establishing communications between the traffic control devices and vehicles approaching the traffic control devices, and providing information about travel of the vehicle to the traffic control devices to enable the traffic control devices to operate based on the provided information and/or providing information about a status of the traffic control devices to the vehicles to enable the vehicles to operate based on the provided information. The traffic control devices can be constructed to determine whether an approaching vehicle is speeding and if so, direct a communication to the vehicle indicating that the vehicle is speeding. A warning may be provided to an occupant of the vehicle when the vehicle is provided with a communication from a traffic control device indicating that the vehicle is speeding.

대표청구항 ▼

The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicular control arrangement, comprising:at least one traffic control device;a communication system arranged in a vehicle and communicating with said at least one traffic control device to provide information about travel of the vehicle to said at least one traffic co

The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicular control arrangement, comprising:at least one traffic control device;a communication system arranged in a vehicle and communicating with said at least one traffic control device to provide information about travel of the vehicle to said at least one traffic control device and receive information about a status of said at least one traffic control device; anda warning system arranged in the vehicle,said at least one traffic control device comprising a stoplight that changes between red, green and yellow lights,said stoplight including a transmitter that transmits a communication indicating a color of said stoplight and how much time remains before said stoplight changes color,said communication system being arranged to receive the communication transmitted by said transmitter of said stoplight,said warning system being arranged to provide a warning to a driver of a vehicle approaching said stoplight when said communication system of the vehicle receives a communication from said stoplight and determines, based in part on a location of said stoplight obtained from a vehicle-resident map database, that the driver is not taking appropriate action.