Tracking hit and run perpetrators using V2X communication
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1. A host vehicle comprising:
- a first hardware module to;
detect a collision with a target vehicle; and
determine whether the collision is a hit-and-run event; and
a second hardware module to;
collect identifying information of the target vehicle; and
when the collision is the hit-and-run event, broadcast to other vehicles within range a message including the identifying information and a cascade duration specifying a number of times the message is to be rebroadcast.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for tracking hit and run perpetrators using V2X communication. An example host vehicle includes a first hardware module and a second hardware module. The first hardware module detects a collision with a target vehicle, and determines whether the collision is a hit-and-run event. The second hardware module collects identifying information of the target vehicle, and when the collision is the hit-and-run event, broadcasts a message including the identifying information and a cascade duration.
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1. A host vehicle comprising:
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a first hardware module to; detect a collision with a target vehicle; and determine whether the collision is a hit-and-run event; and a second hardware module to; collect identifying information of the target vehicle; and when the collision is the hit-and-run event, broadcast to other vehicles within range a message including the identifying information and a cascade duration specifying a number of times the message is to be rebroadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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detecting, at a first vehicle, a hit-and-run event involving the first vehicle and a target vehicle; broadcasting, at the first vehicle, a message including identifying information of the target vehicle and a cascade duration; in response to receiving the message, determining, at a second vehicle, whether the target vehicle is in a vicinity of the second vehicle; when the target vehicle is in the vicinity of the second vehicle, collect, at the second vehicle, tracking information of the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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