Systems and methods for assessing vehicle operation in a direction of sunlight

A system in an electronic device for assessing vehicle operation data, comprising:

• a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to interface with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to:
• receive image data from at least one image sensor located within a vehicle, wherein the image data depicts an operator of the vehicle and the sun;
• analyze the image data to (i) identify the operator of the vehicle, and (ii) determine a position of the sun;
• identify a current time corresponding to approximately when the image data is received;
• detect a position metric associated with the vehicle;
• determine, based on the position metric, the current time, and the position of the sun, that the vehicle is traveling into a direction of the sun;
• and
• record an indication that the vehicle is traveling into the direction of the sun.

A computer-implemented method in an electronic device of assessing vehicle operation data, the method comprising:

• determining a position of the sun based on image data received from a vehicle;
• identifying a current time corresponding to when the image data is received;
• detecting a position metric associated with the vehicle;
• determining, based on the position metric, the current time, and the position of the sun, an amount of time that the vehicle is traveling into a direction of the sun;
• and
• recording the amount of time that the vehicle is traveling into the direction of the sun.