Method, apparatus, and computer program product for road surface anomaly detection

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 data from an image sensor associated with a vehicle traveling along a road segment;
• identify, within the data, a visual indication of a road surface anomaly, wherein the visual indication is a result of the road surface anomaly;
• and
• cause at least one of:
• an indication of the road surface anomaly to be provided to a user of the vehicle;
• a vehicle operational setting to be changed responsive to the road surface anomaly;
• or
• a map update to be generated to include at least one of the road surface anomaly or the visual indication of the road surface anomaly within a map database.

A method comprising:

• receiving data from an image sensor associated with a vehicle traveling along a road segment;
• identifying, within the data, a visual indication of a road surface anomaly, wherein the visual indication is a result of the road surface anomaly;
• and
• causing at least one of:
• an indication of the road surface anomaly to be provided to a user of the vehicle;
• a vehicle operational setting to be changed responsive to the road surface anomaly;
• or
• a map update to be generated to include at least one of the road surface anomaly or the visual indication of the road surface anomaly within a map database.