Device, method, and computer program for providing traffic jam information via a vehicle-to-vehicle interface

A method for determining traffic jam information for a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining traffic jam indicator data, wherein the traffic jam indicator data comprise at least one of speed of the transportation vehicle, speed of transportation vehicles in an area surrounding the transportation vehicle, and a traffic jam warning;
• determining traffic jam information based on the traffic jam indicator data, wherein the traffic jam information indicates whether the transportation vehicle is located in a traffic jam, wherein the determining traffic jam information includes calculating a probability that the determined traffic jam information is accurate by comparing traffic jam indicators with threshold values or calculate a probability that traffic jam information is available;
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• providing the traffic jam information to one or more transportation vehicles via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link subsequent to the calculation module determining that the traffic jam information is accurate.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including a program with a program code for implementing a method when the program code is executed on a computer, a processor, a control module or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising:

• obtaining traffic jam indicator data, wherein the traffic jam indicator data comprise at least one of speed of a transportation vehicle, speed of transportation vehicles in an area surrounding the transportation vehicle, and a traffic jam warning;
• determining traffic jam information based on the traffic jam indicator data, wherein the traffic jam information indicates whether the transportation vehicle is located in a traffic jam, wherein the determining traffic jam information includes calculating a probability that the determined traffic jam information is accurate by comparing traffic jam indicators with threshold values or calculate a probability that traffic jam information is available;
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• providing the traffic jam information to one or more transportation vehicles via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication link subsequent to the calculation module determining that the traffic jam information is accurate.