Creating a virtual model of a vehicle event based on sensor information

An electronic processing system comprising:

• a memory;
• a data collection unit configured to
• receive external data that (i) was received by a vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device of a pedestrian external to the vehicle via a wireless link and (ii) is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device, wherein receiving external data includes receiving a first plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to the vehicle at a plurality of respective times, and
• store the received external data in the memory;
• and
• a model generation unit coupled to the data collection unit and configured to generate an animated re-creation of an event involving at least one vehicle using the stored first plurality of data points.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• store external data in a memory, wherein the external data is data that (i) was received by a vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device of a pedestrian external to the vehicle via a wireless link and (ii) is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device, the external data including a first plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to the vehicle at a plurality of respective times;
• generate an animated re-creation of an event involving at least one vehicle using the stored first plurality of data points;
• and
• cause the animated re-creation of the event involving at least one vehicle to be displayed.