Collision evaluation

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory medium storing thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to execute a method of simulating a vehicle collision based on computer analysis, the method comprising:

• receiving telematics data of a first vehicle relating to a collision involving said first vehicle and a second vehicle;
• wherein said telematics data of the first vehicle includes one or more of acceleration of the first vehicle and speed data of the first vehicle;
• obtaining a mass of the second vehicle involved in said collision;
• and
• creating a model of the collision from said received telematics data of the first vehicle to determine one or more features of said collision, wherein creating said model comprises:
• determining, from the telematics data of the first vehicle, at least one spring constant for modelling an elasto-plastic deformation of the first vehicle;
• determining a speed of said second vehicle based on said telematics data of the first vehicle, said mass of the second vehicle, and said at least one spring constant for modelling an elasto-plastic deformation of the first vehicle;
• generating a computer simulation of said collision based on the model;
• determining a collision severity based on said model of the collision;
• and
• notifying an entity of said collision based on the determined severity of the collision;
• and
• determining a cost of repair based on said model and based on a cost of one or more of:
• components in an impact area,
• a likelihood of a component being damaged based on the received telematics data, and
• historical repair data.