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Accident notifications

  • US 10,540,882 B2
  • Filed: 07/18/2017
  • Issued: 01/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for accident detection and analysis in an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

  • receiving sensor information collected by at least one sensor of the autonomous vehicle;

    determining, using an autonomous vehicle processor, an occurrence of an accident including the autonomous vehicle based on the sensor information;

    determining, using the autonomous vehicle processor, an accident severity of the accident including the autonomous vehicle and based on the sensor information;

    comparing, using the autonomous vehicle processor, the accident severity to an informative notification criterion;

    sending a first notification from the autonomous vehicle to a first entity registered with the autonomous vehicle in response to the accident severity exceeding the informative notification criterion;

    determining, using the autonomous vehicle processor, an occupancy of the autonomous vehicle based on additional sensor information; and

    sending a second notification from the autonomous vehicle to a second entity in response to the determined occupancy of the autonomous vehicle indicating that the autonomous vehicle fails to be occupied.

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