Method, apparatus and computer program product for creating hazard probability boundaries with confidence bands

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:

• receive a plurality of probe data points from a plurality of probes within a region, wherein each probe data point comprises location information and an indication of a hazardous condition;
• generate, based on the plurality of probe data points indicating a hazardous condition, a boundary within the region identifying an area within which the hazardous condition is determined to exist with at least a first degree of confidence;
• generate, based on the plurality of probe data points indicating a hazardous condition, a confidence band within the boundary within which the hazardous condition is determined to exist with a second degree of confidence, higher than the first degree of confidence;
• and
• provide for an indication of the boundary and the confidence band to at least one of an autonomous vehicle control of an autonomous vehicle or to a driver assistance system.

A method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of probe data points from a plurality of probes within a region, wherein each probe data point comprises location information and an indication of a hazardous condition;
• generating, based on the plurality of probe data points indicating a hazardous condition, a boundary within the region identifying an area within which the hazardous condition is determined to exist with at least a first degree of confidence;
• generating, based on the plurality of probe data points indicating a hazardous condition, a confidence band within the boundary within which the hazardous condition is determined to exist with a second degree of confidence, higher than the first degree of confidence;
• and
• providing for an indication of the boundary and the confidence band to at least one of an autonomous vehicle control of an autonomous vehicle or to a driver assistance system.