Vehicle to vehicle telematics
AssigneeAllstate Insurance Company
InventorDana Ferguson
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Abstract
Systems and methods of analyzing a target vehicle based on other vehicles are disclosed. One or more computing devices may receive monitoring vehicle driving data collected from vehicle operation sensors within at least one monitoring vehicle by a telematics device. The one or more computing devices may further receive target vehicle driving data from the telematics device of the at least one monitoring vehicle. The one or more computing devices may determine a driving behavior associated with the target vehicle based on an analysis of the monitoring vehicle driving data and the target vehicle driving data. The one or more computing devices may calculate one or more driver scores based on the driving behavior.
Claims20
A driving analysis computing device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the driving analysis computing device to:
- receive monitoring vehicle driving data from vehicle operation sensors within a monitoring vehicle;
- receive target vehicle driving data associated with a target vehicle from the target vehicle via one or more vehicle-to-vehicle communications between the monitoring vehicle and the target vehicle;
- compare the monitoring vehicle driving data with the target vehicle driving data;
- determine, based on the comparing, a driving behavior associated with the target vehicle;
- determine, when the driving behavior occurs for a length of time exceeding a minimum time threshold, a severity of the driving behavior, wherein the length of time corresponds to a particular severity of the driving behavior;
- calculate, based on the severity of the driving behavior, a score for the target vehicle or a driver of the target vehicle;
- and
- output the driving behavior to a display to be identified as severely negative when the score is above a severe threshold.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receive, by a driving analysis computing device, monitoring vehicle driving data from vehicle operation sensors within a monitoring vehicle;
- receiving, by the driving analysis computing device and via one or more vehicle-to-vehicle communications between the monitoring vehicle and a target vehicle, target vehicle driving data corresponding to target vehicle operation data of the target vehicle;
- determining, by the driving analysis computing device and based on a comparison of the monitoring vehicle driving data with the target vehicle driving data, a driving behavior associated with the target vehicle;
- determining, when the driving behavior occurs for a length of time exceeding a minimum time threshold a severity of the driving behavior, wherein the length of time corresponds to a particular severity of the driving behavior;
- calculating based on the severity of the driving behavior, a score for the target vehicle or a driver of the target vehicle;
- and
- outputting, by the driving analysis computing device, the driving behavior to a display to be identified as severely negative when the score is above a severe threshold.
A driving analysis system associated with a monitoring vehicle, the driving analysis system comprising:
- one or more vehicle operation sensors within the monitoring vehicle;
- a first communication system configured to receive target vehicle driving data from a target vehicle;
- and
- a driving analysis computing device configured to:
- receive monitoring vehicle driving data from vehicle operation sensors within a monitoring vehicle;
- receive target vehicle driving data associated with a target vehicle, wherein the target vehicle driving data is received via one or more vehicle-to-vehicle communications between the monitoring vehicle and the target vehicle;
- determine, based on a comparison of the monitoring vehicle driving data with the target vehicle driving data, a driving behavior associated with the target vehicle;
- determine, when the driving behavior occurs for a length of time exceeding a minimum time threshold, a severity of the driving behavior, wherein the length of time corresponds to a particular severity of the driving behavior;
- calculate, based on the severity of the driving behavior, a score for the target vehicle or a driver of the target vehicle;
- and
- output the driving behavior to a display to be identified as severely negative when the score is above a severe threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.