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G08G 1/00

Traffic control systems for road vehicles

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
SIGNALLING
Subclass:
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

Additional Content

Glossary

Convoy Platoon platoons means a group of vehicles which is controlled as a whole by exchange of data or information between the vehicles themselves (i.e. inter-vehicle communication) or with one or more external sources (i.e. central source or distributed sources).

Limiting references

Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals Road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users

Related Keywords

REGISTERING of passage of vehicles on roadsTREADLES used in traffic control systems

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
  • G08G 1/065 by counting the vehicles in a section of the road or in a parking area, i.e. comparing incoming count with outgoing count
  • G08G 1/097 Supervising of traffic control systems, e.g. by giving an alarm if two crossing streets have green light simultaneously
  • G08G 1/14 indicating individual free spaces in parking areas
  • G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 6,781
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 5,954
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,656
  4. DENSO CORPORATION 3,452
  5. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 2,945
  6. DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,562
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,517
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,435
  9. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,239
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2,119