US 12,110,033 B2
Methods and systems to optimize vehicle event processes
Andrew P Rose, Glen Allen, VA (US); Donald K Grimm, Utica, MI (US); and Fan Bai, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/444,013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035340 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06F 16/9035 (2019.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 50/0205 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06F 16/9035 (2019.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 2050/021 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0215 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for processing data pertaining to a vehicle event for a vehicle, the method including:
obtaining vehicle sensor data from one or more vehicle sensors pertaining to the vehicle event;
obtaining, from a computer memory, an event database of prior vehicle events;
determining, via a processor, an assessment of the vehicle event, including a fault or a severity, or both associated with the vehicle event, based on the vehicle sensor data, wherein the step of determining the assessment of the vehicle event comprises:
generating, via the processor, a damage assessment model for the vehicle resulting from the vehicle event, using the sensor data;
generating, via the processor, a probability model, based on the damage assessment model and the event database, that assesses probabilities to different possible outcomes for the vehicle as a result of the vehicle event; and
determining, via the processor based on the probability model, service requirements for the vehicle, including for parts and labor for repair of the vehicle, resulting from the vehicle event as determined using the probability model; and
automatically taking a vehicle control action, via the processor based on the assessment of the vehicle event and the service requirements using the probability model.