摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method of providing information on a traffic event (180), in particular an accident, the method being performed in a vehicle (110) equipped with a system (100, 102, 103) for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center (150) and comprising the steps of:
determining automatically if the vehicle (110) approaches a traffic event by receiving corresponding information in a wireless data transmission or by a determination based on the vehicle's current position and a location of the traffic event received in a wireless data transmission;
wherein if it is determined that the vehicle (110) has approached a traffic event (180), the following steps are automatically performed:
acquiring image data of the vehicle environment; and
transmitting the acquired image data to the traffic event center (150).</p> |