Systems and methods for providing lane-specific recommendations to a vehicle operator of a vehicle

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing lane-specific recommendations to a vehicle operator of a vehicle operating on roadways are disclosed. The roadways include one or more lanes in each direction of travel. Exemplary implementations may: generate, by a set of sensors, output signals conveying information pertaining to the vehicle; determine a current location of the vehicle; determine a current direction of travel of the vehicle; detect a current lane being used by the vehicle from the multiple traffic lanes of the particular roadway at the current location in the current direction of travel; obtain lane-specific information regarding the multiple traffic lanes at or near the current location of the vehicle; obtain a goal for providing lane-specific recommendations; determine a lane-specific recommendation for the vehicle; and provide the lane-specific recommendation to the vehicle operator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system configured for providing lane-specific recommendations to a vehicle operator of a vehicle operating on roadways, the system comprising:
 one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
 obtain a current location of the vehicle, wherein the current location corresponds to a particular roadway, and wherein the particular roadway includes multiple traffic lanes in a current direction of travel; 
 obtain one or more goals for the lane-specific recommendations, wherein the one or more goals pertain to operating complexity for the vehicle operator among the multiple traffic lanes; 
 determine a lane-specific recommendation for the vehicle regarding the multiple traffic lanes, wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is based on the one or more goals; and 
 provide the lane-specific recommendation to the vehicle operator. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein execution of the lane-specific recommendation results in progress toward the one or more goals. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on a vehicle type of the vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on current traffic conditions. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on a current time-of-day. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle operator is an autonomous driving algorithm. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:
 determine following distances for the multiple traffic lanes of the particular roadway at the current location in the current direction of travel, wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on the following distances.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to:
 determine vehicle speeds for the multiple traffic lanes of the particular roadway at the current location, wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on the vehicle speeds.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operating complexity in a particular lane of the particular roadway is higher than in a different lane of the particular roadway due to particular exits and/or on-ramps in the particular section of the particular roadway. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more goals for the lane-specific recommendations include a combination of one or more of fuel-efficiency, minimal travel duration, and/or minimal likelihood of vehicle events, with the operating complexity for the vehicle operator. 
     
     
         11 . A method for providing lane-specific recommendations to a vehicle operator of a vehicle operating on roadways, the method comprising:
 obtaining a current location of the vehicle, wherein the current location corresponds to a particular roadway, and wherein the particular roadway includes multiple traffic lanes in a current direction of travel;   obtaining one or more goals for the lane-specific recommendations, wherein the one or more goals pertain to operating complexity for the vehicle operator among the multiple traffic lanes;   determining a lane-specific recommendation for the vehicle regarding the multiple traffic lanes, wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is based on the one or more goals; and   providing the lane-specific recommendation to the vehicle operator.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein execution of the lane-specific recommendation results in progress toward the one or more goals. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on a vehicle type of the vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on current traffic conditions. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on a current time-of-day. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the vehicle operator is an autonomous driving algorithm. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 determining following distances for the multiple traffic lanes of the particular roadway at the current location in the current direction of travel, wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on the following distances.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 determining vehicle speeds for the multiple traffic lanes of the particular roadway at the current location, wherein the determination of the lane-specific recommendation is further based on the vehicle speeds.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the operating complexity in a particular lane of the particular roadway is higher than in a different lane of the particular roadway due to particular exits and/or on-ramps in the particular section of the particular roadway. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more goals for the lane-specific recommendations include a combination of one or more of fuel-efficiency, minimal travel duration, and/or minimal likelihood of vehicle events, with the operating complexity for the vehicle operator.