360 degree vehicle camera accident monitoring system

A method for predicting an event surrounding a first vehicle, the method comprising:

• controlling, by a processor of the first vehicle, a sensor of the first vehicle to obtain sensor information for monitoring a vehicle parameter corresponding to the first vehicle;
• detecting, by the processor of the first vehicle, a second vehicle located within a predetermined distance from the first vehicle;
• determining, by the processor of the first vehicle, the sensor information is greater than an acceptable threshold;
• generating, by the processor, a control signal;
• transmitting, by a network interface, the control signal to the second vehicle, wherein the control signal causes an image capturing device in communication with the second vehicle to capture an image depicting the first vehicle and an area surrounding the first vehicle;
• receiving, by the network interface, the image from the second vehicle;
• transmitting, by the network interface, the image to a server at a location remote from the first vehicle and second vehicle;
• determining, by the processor, a vehicle location of the first vehicle when the image depicting the area surrounding the first vehicle was captured;
• parsing, by the processor, insurance claims stored on the remote server;
• identifying, by the processor, target insurance claims submitted to an insurance provider during a period of time when the image depicting the area surrounding the first vehicle was captured;
• determining, by the processor, locations identified from the target insurance claims;
• comparing, by the processor, the locations identified from the target insurance claims to the vehicle location of the first vehicle when the image depicting the area surrounding the first vehicle was captured;
• and
• attaching, by the processor, the image to insurance claims with matching locations based on the comparison.

A vehicle monitoring device, comprising:

• an interface configured to communicate with a remote server;
• a sensor configured to obtain sensor information for monitoring a vehicle parameter of a first vehicle;
• and
• a processor in communication with the interface and the sensor, the processor configured to:
• determine the sensor information is greater than an acceptable threshold;
• control an image capturing device in communication with the vehicle to capture an image depicting an area surrounding the vehicle;
• transmit, via the interface, the image to the remote server;
• generate an event detection signal;
• transmit, via the interface, the event detection signal to the remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to:
• receive the event detection signal;
• determine an external image capturing device located within a predetermined distance from the vehicle;
• transmit a control signal to the external image capturing device, wherein the control signal causes the external image capturing device to capture a supplemental image depicting the vehicle and the area surrounding the vehicle;
• and
• receive the supplemental image from the external image capturing device.