Determining problematic travel conditions

摘要

The disclosure includes a method that includes determining a location that corresponds to a problematic travel condition based on data associated with when a first client device is at the location. The method may further include notifying, a second client device with a possible travel route that includes the location, that the location includes the problematic travel condition.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining a location that corresponds to a problematic travel condition based on data associated with when a first client device is at the location; adding the location to a plurality of problematic locations encountered by a plurality of first client devices; storing tag data describing the plurality of problematic locations and the geographic location of the plurality of problematic locations; updating a digital map describing the plurality of problematic locations based on the location being added to the plurality of problematic locations, wherein the updating includes:
analyzing the geographic locations of the plurality of problematic locations to identify a plurality of problematic clusters, wherein each problematic cluster includes at least two problematic locations that are within a predetermined distance of each other;analyzing each problematic cluster included in the plurality of problematic clusters to determine a presence of a neighboring problematic cluster;determining how close each problematic cluster is to the neighboring problematic cluster;determining, for each problematic cluster included in the plurality of problematic clusters, a first number of problematic locations that are included in the problematic cluster and whether the first number satisfies a first threshold number of problematic locations; anddetermining a presence of one or more problematic hotspots included in the digital map based on (1) how close each problematic cluster is to the neighboring problematic cluster and (2) the first threshold number being satisfied, wherein each problematic hotspot is a geographic area included in the digital map where vehicle operators experience difficulty; and notifying a second client device with a possible travel route that includes the location that the location includes the problematic travel condition, wherein the digital map describes the plurality of problematic locations, the plurality of problematic clusters and the one or more problematic hotspots.