Determining vehicle collision risk

摘要

An approach is provided for determining vehicle accident risk. The approach determines a current vehicle state of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. The current vehicle state is based on one or more intra-vehicle factors and one or more extra-vehicle factors that pertaining to the vehicle. The current vehicle state is compared to a number of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a vehicle accidents previously recorded for a number of vehicles. Based on the comparison, the process detects an accident risk that pertains to the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle is then notified of the detected accident risk.

主权项

1. A method, in an information handling system comprising a processor and a memory, of determining vehicle accident risk, the method comprising:
during operation of a selected vehicle, determining a current vehicle state of the selected vehicle, wherein the current vehicle state is based on a predicted upcoming geographic location of the selected vehicle; comparing the current vehicle state to a plurality of historic accident-related vehicle states that correspond to a plurality of vehicle accidents previously recorded for a plurality of vehicles; detecting an accident risk pertaining to the selected vehicle based on the comparison; determining whether the detected accident risk reaches a threshold, wherein the threshold is based on a current driver profile corresponding to a driver of the selected vehicle; and notifying the driver of the selected vehicle of the detected accident risk based upon the determination.