Identifying a potential vehicle incident within a communication black spot

摘要

A method for identifying a potential vehicle incident within a communication black spot. It is identified when a vehicle has entered a communication black spot. It is further identified when the vehicle has failed to exit the communication black spot within a determined time period. It is then determined whether it is likely that the vehicle has failed to exit the communication black spot within the determined time period due to being involved in an incident (or whether there is another reasonable explanation for a vehicle's failure to exit). If it is determined that it is likely that the vehicle has been involved in an incident within the communication black spot, a third party can be alerted (by a service provider) to the potential that an incident has occurred within the communication black spot.

主权项

1. A method for identifying a potential vehicle incident within a communication black spot, the method comprising:
identifying that a vehicle has entered a communication black spot; identifying that the vehicle has failed to exit the communication black spot within a determined time period; determining whether the vehicle has likely failed to exit the communication black spot within the determined time period due to being involved in an incident; and responsive to a determination that the vehicle has likely been involved in the incident within the communication black spot, alerting, by a processor, a third party to a potential that the incident has occurred within the communication black spot.