Method and system for logging vehicle behaviour

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions comprising a software application stored thereon, wherein the instructions are configured to be executed on a processor of a mobile telecommunications device to enable the mobile telecommunications device to log driving information associated with a driver of a vehicle, the mobile telecommunications device including a display;

• a sensor set comprising a plurality of sensors selected from a group of sensors including an image sensor, and at least one of an audio sensor, an accelerometer and a positioning module;
• the processor;
• a user interface and a memory, wherein the instructions, upon execution by the processor, enable the mobile telecommunications device to:
• register the start of a driving period during which the mobile telecommunications device is removably affixed to the vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by a driver;
• the start of the driving period being determined based on the inputs received by the user interface of the mobile telecommunications device and sensor data from the sensor set, the start of the driving period also being determined without data from sensors of the vehicle;
• process, at the mobile telecommunications device, sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
• the driving information including images captured by the image sensor;
• store a selection of the driving information to the memory of the mobile telecommunications device;
• process the captured images to make a safety determination for the vehicle;
• and
• issue an alert signal in response to making an unsafe determination for the vehicle from the processing step.

A method of using a mobile telecommunications device to make a safety determination for a vehicle when in use, the method comprising:

• downloading a software program to the mobile telecommunications device, the software program in use configuring a processor of the mobile telecommunications device when the mobile telecommunications device is removably affixed to the vehicle, to:
• register the start of a driving period during which the mobile telecommunications device is removably affixed to the vehicle and the vehicle is being driven by a driver;
• the start of the driving period being determined based on the inputs received by a user interface of the mobile telecommunications device and sensor data from a sensor set of the device, the sensor set comprising a plurality of sensors selected from a group of sensors including an image sensor, and at least one of an audio sensor, an accelerometer and a positioning module, the start of the driving period also being determined without data from sensors of the vehicle;
• process, at the mobile telecommunications device, sensor data from the sensor set during the driving period to derive driving information associated with how the vehicle is driven;
• the driving information including images captured by the image sensor;
• and
• store a selection of the driving information to a memory of the mobile telecommunications device;
• processing the captured images to make a safety determination for the vehicle;
• and
• issuing an alert signal in response to making an unsafe determination for the vehicle from the processing step.