MODIFYING DRIVING BEHAVIOR

• US 20180122259A1
• Filed: 10/27/2016
• Published: 05/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Arquero, Gregg M., Dow, Eli M., Hossain, Syed F., Schaeffer, Joshua A., Tang, Yunli
• Granted Patent: US 10,839,716 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/167 Control of land vehicles

Abstract

Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for modifying driving behavior. Aspects include obtaining driving data for a driver. Then developing, by a processor, a driving profile based on the driving data for the driver, wherein the driving profile includes one or more driving behaviors. Aspects also include obtaining location data for the driver and obtaining a set of driving rules from one or more databases based upon the location data for the driver. Additionally, aspects include comparing, by the processor, the driving profile to the set of driving rules to derive a set of suggested driving changes.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for modifying driving behavior, the method comprising:

obtaining driving data for a driver;

developing, by a processor, a driving profile based on the driving data for the driver, wherein the driving profile comprises one or more driving behaviors;

obtaining location data for the driver;

obtaining a set of driving rules from one or more databases based upon the location data for the driver; and

comparing, by the processor, the driving profile to the set of driving rules to derive a set of suggested driving changes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the driver is a first driver, the driving profile is a first driving profile, the set of driving rules is a first set of driving rules, and the set of suggested driving changes is a first set of suggest driving changes, further comprising:

obtaining a second driving data for a second driver;

developing a second driving profile based on the driving data for the second driver;

obtaining location data for the second driver;

obtaining a second set of driving rules data from one or more databases based upon the location data for the second driver; and

comparing the second driving profile to the second set of driving rules to derive a second set of suggested driving changes.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring the location data of the driver; and

updating the set of driving rules based on the location data.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending one or more alerts to the driver based on the set of suggested driving changes.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more alerts comprise at least one of a visual alert, an audio alert, or a haptic alert.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the driving data is obtained by one or more sensors communicatively coupled to a vehicle of the driver.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a camera, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, or a biometric sensor.

8. A computer system for modifying driving behavior, the computer system including a server having a processor, the processor configured to:

obtain driving data for a driver;

develop a driving profile based on the driving data for the driver, wherein the driving profile comprises one or more driving behaviors;

obtain location data for the driver;

obtain a set of driving rules from one or more databases based upon the location data for the driver; and

compare the driving profile to the set of driving rules to derive a set of suggested driving changes.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the driver is a first driver, the driving profile is a first driving profile, the set of driving rules is a first set of driving rules, and the set of suggested driving changes is a first set of suggest driving changes, wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain a second driving data for a second driver;

develop a second driving profile based on the driving data for the second driver;

obtain location data for the second driver;

obtain a second set of driving rules data from one or more databases based upon the location data for the second driver; and

compare the second driving profile to the second set of driving rules to derive a second set of suggested driving changes.

10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

monitor the location data of the driver; and

update the set of driving rules based on the location data.

11. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

send one or more alerts to the driver based on the set of suggested driving changes.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the one or more alerts comprise at least one of a visual alert, an audio alert, or a haptic alert.

13. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the driving data is obtained by one or more sensors communicatively coupled to a vehicle of the driver.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a camera, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, or a biometric sensor.

15. A computer program product for modifying driving behavior, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform:

obtaining driving data for a driver;

developing a driving profile based on the driving data for the driver, wherein the driving profile comprises one or more driving behaviors;

obtaining location data for the driver;

obtaining a set of driving rules from one or more databases based upon the location data for the driver; and

comparing the driving profile to the set of driving rules to derive a set of suggested driving changes.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driver is a first driver, the driving profile is a first driving profile, the set of driving rules is a first set of driving rules, and the set of suggested driving changes is a first set of suggest driving changes, wherein the program instructions executable by the processor cause the processor to further perform:

obtaining a second driving data for a second driver;

developing a second driving profile based on the driving data for the second driver;

obtaining location data for the second driver;

obtaining a second set of driving rules data from one or more databases based upon the location data for the second driver; and

comparing the second driving profile to the second set of driving rules to derive a second set of suggested driving changes.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the program instructions executable by the processor cause the processor to further perform:

monitoring the location data of the driver; and

updating the set of driving rules based on the location data.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the program instructions executable by the processor cause the processor to further perform:

sending one or more alerts to the driver based on the set of suggested driving changes.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the one or more alerts comprise at least one of a visual alert, an audio alert, or a haptic alert.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driving data is obtained by one or more sensors communicatively coupled to a vehicle of the driver.