System and method for providing safety-optimized navigation route planning

A system and method is provided that facilitates the generation of a safety-optimized route between a starting location and a destination location. A vehicle navigation system configured in accordance with the invention accesses safety data indicative of the relative safety of potential route sectio...

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Hauptverfasser: KORTGE JAMES M, ZHANG JING
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system and method is provided that facilitates the generation of a safety-optimized route between a starting location and a destination location. A vehicle navigation system configured in accordance with the invention accesses safety data indicative of the relative safety of potential route sections, processes the safety data for a potential route, and generates a proposed navigation plan that favors relatively safe route sections over relatively unsafe route sections.