US 12,307,885 B2
Smart vehicle malfunction and driver misbehavior detection and alert
Venkateshwarlu Sadu, Hyderabad (IN); and Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/815,506.
Prior Publication US 2024/0038058 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/0112 (2013.01) [G08B 21/182 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communications at a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, by an onboard unit (OBU) of the vehicle, sensor data from a plurality of sensors of the vehicle;
determining, by the OBU based on the sensor data, a first score level for a vehicle malfunction associated with the vehicle;
determining, by the OBU based on the sensor data, a second score level for a driver misbehavior associated with a driver of the vehicle;
determining the first score level and the second score level are greater than at least one threshold score level; and
transmitting, by the OBU based on the first score level and the second score level being greater than the at least one threshold score level, at least one alert message related to the vehicle malfunction and the driver misbehavior to one or more vehicles via sidelink communications.