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Hit-and-run detection

  • US 10,019,857 B1
  • Filed: 05/18/2017
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer in a first vehicle comprising a processor and a memory storing computer program instructions executable by the processor, wherein the memory, the computer program, and the processor are configured to cause the computer to:

  • detect a collision with a second vehicle;

    start a countdown timer upon detecting the collision;

    classify the collision as a hit-and-run with the second vehicle based on expiration of the countdown timer;

    transmit a vehicle-to-vehicle broadcast to a third vehicle requesting that the third vehicle provide data identifying the second vehicle; and

    upon classifying the collision as a hit-and-run, tag the second vehicle based on at least one of receiving a vehicle-to-vehicle collision broadcast and receiving data from a sensor operable to identify the second vehicle.

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