Systems and methods for verifying reliability of sensor data received from mobile devices

A computing system, the computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform one or more processes including a computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
• determining whether a mobile device of a user is in a vehicle during a time interval based at least upon sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises first sensor data collected at a first time and second sensor data collected at a second time by the mobile device of the user, wherein the second time follows the first time by the time interval, and wherein determining whether the mobile device of the user is in the vehicle during the time interval includes:
• comparing at least a portion of the second sensor data with at least a portion of the first sensor data to determine one or more changes during the time interval;
• and
• determining whether the one or more changes satisfy one or more predetermined conditions;
• and
• determining a reliability of the sensor data based on determining whether the mobile device of the user is in the vehicle during the time interval.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions upon execution by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform one or more processes including a computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining whether a mobile device of a user is in a vehicle during a time interval based at least upon sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises first sensor data collected at a first time and second sensor data collected at a second time by the mobile device of the user, wherein the second time follows the first time by the time interval, and wherein determining whether the mobile device of the user is in the vehicle during the time interval includes:
• comparing at least a portion of the second sensor data with at least a portion of the first sensor data to determine one or more changes during the time interval;
• and
• determining whether the one or more changes satisfy one or more predetermined conditions;
• and
• determining a reliability of the sensor data based on determining whether the mobile device of the user is in the vehicle during the time interval.