Unmanned aerial vehicle event response system and method

A method of operating a response system for a vehicle comprising one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) each having a flight controller, the method comprising:

• storing, in an event database, a plurality of predicted events each with a corresponding event score;
• storing, in a response plan database, a plurality of UAV response operations each being associated with, and tailored to address, different predicted events;
• receiving, by a controller, event type data and event location data defining an occurring event from one or more data feeds associated with sensors of a surveilled area and/or vehicle that is near the occurring event;
• determining, by the controller, an occurring event score of the occurring event by analyzing the event type data and the event location data and applying a machine learning system to identify one or more salient characteristics and then basing the occurring event score on the identified one or more salient characteristics, the machine learning system having been generated by processing data from the event database;
• determining, by the controller, whether a match exists between the occurring event score of the occurring event and the event score of one or more predicted events from the event database;
• selecting, by the controller, based on the match, one or more UAV response operations from the response plan database that will address the particular occurring event;
• and
• controlling, by the controller, the UAV flight controller of the one or more UAVs so as to cause said UAVs to implement the determined one or more UAV response operations.