(19)
(11) EP 0 992 965 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/15

(21) Application number: 99119510.8

(22) Date of filing: 01.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G08G 1/0967
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.10.1998 IT UD980174

(71) Applicant: EASY DRIVE S.r.l.
34123 Trieste (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Sbrissa, Guiseppe
    20063 Cern Usco Sul Naviglio (MI) (IT)

(74) Representative: Cragnolini, Sergio 
Viale Venezia 277
33100 Udine
33100 Udine (IT)

   


(54) Highway driving assistance system for car drivers


(57) The present invention relates to an assisted-driving system for car drivers using highways or roads in general, characterized in that said routes (1) are equipped with suitable radar sensors (3) and/or infrared devices which are fixed and transmit, over a wireless (radio, GSM) link or by means of optical fibers, the processed data related to trafiic conditions on the respective lanes, and are connected to suitable receivers or consoles installed on the cars in transit. Said system assists and informs the car driver in real time regarding traffic conditions or any traffic jams or road accidents or particular existing atmospheric conditions.






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