Patent attributes
A system for navigating a vehicle using a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane. The system includes a vehicle occupancy unit configured to determine vehicle occupancy data. The system also includes a memory configured to store map data and HOV lane data indicating HOV lane criteria. The system also includes a processor connected to the vehicle occupancy unit, the transceiver, and the memory. The processor is configured to determine an HOV lane section. The processor is also configured to determine whether the HOV lane section is accessible to the vehicle based on the vehicle occupancy data and the HOV lane data. The processor is also configured to determine an HOV lane route between the current location and a destination when the HOV lane section is accessible to the vehicle. The system also includes a display connected to the processor, the display configured to display the HOV lane route.
