Understanding road scene situation and semantic representation of road scene situation for reliable sharing

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, from one or more sensors associated with a first vehicle on a road segment, road scene data and vehicle operation data;
• receiving situation ontology data;
• automatically generating a semantic road scene description of the road segment using the road scene data, the vehicle operation data, and the situation ontology data;
• and
• transmitting, via a communication network, the semantic road scene description to one or more other vehicles associated with the road segment.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• receive, from one or more sensors associated with a first vehicle on a road segment, road scene data and vehicle operation data;
• receive situation ontology data;
• automatically generate a semantic road scene description of the road segment using the road scene data, the vehicle operation data, and the situation ontology data;
• and
• transmit, via a communication network, the semantic road scene description to one or more other vehicles associated with the road segment.