TECHNICAL FIELD

The subject matter described herein relates, in general, to a system and method for detecting anomalous driving, and, more particularly, to detecting when a driver engages in aggressive/distracted/reckless (ADR) driving and executing a measured responsive action.

BACKGROUND

Traditional traffic law enforcement and control measures, such as police force efforts and insurance repercussions, are relatively effective at addressing serious anomalous driving behavior, i.e., through fines, penalties and in worst cases, criminal charges that may result in loss of driving privileges or penitentiary sentencing. However, small scale anomalous behavior by drivers who in engage in aggressive/distracted/reckless (ADR) driving are more difficult for the traditional enforcement infrastructure to detect, much less address. Moreover, although roads present a common resource for large populations there is little incentive for a given individual user of the road to take steps or actions to preserve the overall state of the resource above taking full advantage of the resource for their own use as they see fit.

SUMMARY

The disclosed devices, systems and methods relate to detecting when a driver engages in aggressive/distracted/reckless (ADR) driving and executing a measured responsive action, such as adjusting a reputation value for the driver accordingly.

In one embodiment, a detection system, includes a communication system configured to receive observation data from a reporting entity, the observation data including location data and sensor information associated with a subject vehicle, one or more processors, and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors.

The memory can store an evaluation module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to analyze the observation data and identify ADR behavior of the subject vehicle.

The memory can also store a confirmation module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to obtain secondary observation data from one or more secondary reporting entities in a vicinity determined based on the location data and, based at least in part on the secondary observation data, confirm that the subject vehicle has engaged in the ADR behavior or determine that the subject vehicle has not engaged in the ADR behavior.

In addition, the memory can store a response module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to analyze, when the subject vehicle has been confirmed to have engaged in the ADR behavior, the observation data and the secondary observation data to determine a measure of effect that the ADR behavior has had on other vehicles in the vicinity and execute a responsive action associated with the subject vehicle based at least in part on the measure of effect.

In another embodiment, a method for detecting aggressive/distracted/reckless (ADR) driving includes receiving observation data from a reporting entity, the observation data including location data and sensor information associated with a subject vehicle, analyzing the observation data to identify ADR behavior of the subject vehicle, obtaining secondary observation data from one or more secondary reporting entities in a vicinity determined based on the location data, and determining, based at least in part on the secondary observation data, that the subject vehicle has engaged in the ADR behavior or that the subject vehicle has not engaged in the ADR behavior.

The method further includes, when the subject vehicle has been confirmed to have engaged in the ADR behavior, analyzing the observation data and the secondary observation data, to determine a measure of effect that the ADR behavior has had on other vehicles in the vicinity and executing a responsive action associated with the subject vehicle based at least in part on the measure of effect.

In still another embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for detecting aggressive/distracted/reckless (ADR) driving includes instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive observation data from a reporting entity, the observation data including location data and sensor information associated with a subject vehicle, analyze the observation data to identify ADR behavior of the subject vehicle, obtaining secondary observation data from one or more secondary reporting entities in a vicinity determined based on the location data, and determine, based at least in part on the secondary observation data, that the subject vehicle has engaged in the ADR behavior or that the subject vehicle has not engaged in the ADR behavior.

The instructions further cause the one or more processors to analyze, when the subject vehicle has been confirmed to have engaged in the ADR behavior, the observation data and the secondary observation data, to determine a measure of effect that the ADR behavior has had on other vehicles in the vicinity and execute a responsive action associated with the subject vehicle based at least in part on the measure of effect.

