System and method for collaborative caching

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory processor-readable memory device storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations including:
• determining a recurring event involving a first vehicle based on location information for the first vehicle over a pre-determined period of time;
• determining one or more recurring vehicles for the recurring event, wherein each recurring vehicle is a different vehicle, and a number of times the recurring vehicle is within proximity of the first vehicle over the pre-determined period of time satisfies a pre-determined threshold;
• establishing a vehicle social network including the first vehicle and the one or more recurring vehicles;
• generating a shared pool of resources and caching power by pooling together resources and caching power of each vehicle included in the vehicle social network;
• and
• utilizing the shared pool of resources and caching power to facilitate collaborative caching between vehicles in the vehicle social network.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable hardware storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code being executable by a computer to implement a method comprising:

• determining a recurring event involving a first vehicle based on location information for the first vehicle over a pre-determined period of time;
• determining one or more recurring vehicles for the recurring event, wherein each recurring vehicle is a different vehicle, and a number of times the recurring vehicle is within proximity of the first vehicle over the pre-determined period of time satisfies a pre-determined threshold;
• establishing a vehicle social network including the first vehicle and the one or more recurring vehicles;
• generating a shared pool of resources and caching power by pooling together resources and caching power of each vehicle included in the vehicle social network;
• and
• utilizing the shared pool of resources and caching power to facilitate collaborative caching between vehicles in the vehicle social network.