US 12,240,468 B1
Driving analysis using vehicle-to-vehicle communication
Mark V. Slusar, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/568,849.
Application 16/568,849 is a continuation of application No. 15/459,851, filed on Mar. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,414,407.
Application 15/459,851 is a continuation of application No. 14/832,197, filed on Aug. 21, 2015, granted, now 9,623,876, issued on Apr. 18, 2017.
Application 14/832,197 is a continuation of application No. 13/904,682, filed on May 29, 2013, granted, now 9,147,353, issued on Sep. 29, 2015.
Int. Cl. B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G09B 19/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 40/09 (2013.01) [B60W 40/105 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01); G09B 19/167 (2013.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); G08G 1/096791 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving analysis computing device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the driving analysis computing device to:
receive, at a first vehicle, vehicle driving data of a plurality of vehicles including a second vehicle from each vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communications while in commute when each vehicle is in a predefined proximity of the first vehicle while in commute and when at least one vehicle lane change has occurred with respect to one of the first vehicle or other vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, the at least one vehicle lane change having occurred within a near proximity of another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
determine a vehicle driving behavior of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles while in commute and when the at least one vehicle lane change has occurred by analyzing at least the vehicle driving data, the vehicle driving behavior comprising a respective driver score for each vehicle, each driver score associated with a respective risk level below, at, or higher than a threshold risk level;
determine, while in commute during a commute portion and when the at least one vehicle lane change has occurred, a high threshold risk level frequency over a period of time within which the first vehicle drives in the predefined proximity of the plurality of vehicles having the respective risk level of the threshold risk level or higher, wherein the plurality of vehicles having the respective risk level of the threshold risk level or higher comprises at least one vehicle submitting upon the at least one vehicle lane change a first time vehicle-to-vehicle communication to the first vehicle and wherein the at least one vehicle is newly sharing the commute portion with the first vehicle, the respective risk level being defined by corresponding vehicle driving behavior and driver score of each of the drivers of each of the plurality of vehicles, including the driver of the second vehicle; and
reduce a driver score of the first vehicle associated with a driver of the first vehicle upon determining that the high threshold risk level frequency is greater than a predominantly high risk threshold frequency.