System and method to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors
This disclosure relates to a system and method for determining responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors. The system may include a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying first driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver. The system may include one or more processors configured to obtain the first driving behavior information. The one or more processors may effectuate provision of feedback defined by feedback information based on the first driving behavior. The sensor may be configured to output signals conveying second driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver during and/or subsequent to the provision of the feedback. The one or more processors may be configured to obtain the second driving behavior information and assess responsiveness of the driver to the feedback based on the second driving behavior information.
1. A system configured to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to being prompted regarding driving behaviors, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain first driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver;
detect an occurrence of a specific driving behavior based on the first driving behavior information;
prompt the driver to curb future occurrences of the specific driving behavior;
obtain second driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver subsequent to the first driving behavior; and
assess, by the one or more processors, responsiveness of the driver to being prompted, wherein assessment of the responsiveness is based on the second driving behavior information, wherein the assessment of the responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the specific driving behavior subsequent to the occurrence of the specific driving behavior, and wherein the determination is based on whether one or more additional occurrences of the specific driving behavior are detected in the second driving behavior information.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
obtain feedback information correlating to the specific driving behavior,
wherein prompting the driver is accomplished by providing feedback to the driver in the vehicle, wherein the feedback is defined by the feedback information.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying one or more of the first driving behavior information and/or the second driving behavior information.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the sensor includes one or more of an image sensor, an audio sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, a seat belt sensor, an accelerometer, a tilt sensor, an inclination sensor, an angular rate sensor, a gyroscope, a geolocation sensor, a magnetometer, a radar detector, a radar sensor, a vibration sensor, a light detection sensor, an ECM sensor, a physiological sensor, a tachograph, and/or a user input device.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to effectuate provision of the feedback to the driver by operating one or more of a display, a speaker, and/or a haptic generator.
6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate a driver responsiveness rating, the driver responsiveness rating characterizing whether the driver has curbed the specific driving behavior subsequent to the first driving behavior.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first driving behavior information and the second driving behavior information include one or more of visual information, audio information, motion information, acceleration information, location information, spatial information, orientation information, tilt information, inclination/declination information, vibration information, time information, vehicle status information, and/or driver status information.
8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
effectuate storage of driver responsiveness information, the driver responsiveness information including one or more of the first driving behavior information, the second driving behavior information, the feedback information, information relating to the provision of the feedback, information relating to the trigger, and/or information relating to the responsiveness of the driver to the feedback; and
effectuate retrieval of prior driver responsiveness information.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assess the responsiveness of the driver to the feedback based on the prior driver responsiveness information.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select one or more of a display, a speaker, and/or a haptic generator to effectuate the provision of the feedback to the driver, wherein such selection is based on the prior driver responsiveness information.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors comprise a first processor located on or in the vehicle and a second processor remotely located from the vehicle.
12. A method to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to being prompted regarding driving behaviors, the method comprising:
obtaining first driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver;
detecting an occurrence of a specific driving behavior based on the first driving behavior information;
prompting the driver to curb future occurrences of the specific driving behavior;
obtaining second driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver subsequent to the first driving behavior; and
assessing responsiveness of the driver to being prompted, wherein assessment of the responsiveness is based on the second driving behavior information, wherein the assessment of the responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the specific driving behavior subsequent to the occurrence of the specific driving behavior, and wherein the determination is based on whether one or more additional occurrences of the specific driving behavior are detected in the second driving behavior information.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
obtaining feedback information correlating to the specific driving behavior,
wherein prompting the driver is accomplished by providing feedback to the driver in the vehicle, wherein the feedback is defined by the feedback information.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein output signals conveying one or more of the first driving behavior information and/or the second driving behavior information are generated by a sensor.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the sensor includes one or more of an image sensor, an audio sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, a seat belt sensor, an accelerometer, a tilt sensor, an inclination sensor, an angular rate sensor, a gyroscope, a geolocation sensor, a magnetometer, a radar detector, a radar sensor, a vibration sensor, a light detection sensor, an ECM sensor, a physiological sensor, a tachograph, and/or a user input device.
16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising generating a driver responsiveness rating, the driver responsiveness rating characterizing whether the driver has curbed the specific driving behavior subsequent to the first driving behavior.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first driving behavior information and the second driving behavior information include one or more of visual information, audio information, motion information, acceleration information, location information, spatial information, orientation information, tilt information, inclination/declination information, vibration information, time information, vehicle status information, and/or driver status information.
18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
effectuating storage of driver responsiveness information, the driver responsiveness information including one or more of the first driving behavior information, the second driving behavior information, the feedback information, information relating to the provision of the feedback, information relating to the trigger, and/or information relating to the responsiveness of the driver to the feedback.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the assessing the responsiveness of the driver to the feedback based on the second driver behavior information takes into account the stored driver responsiveness information.
20. A system configured to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to being prompted regarding driving behaviors, the system comprising:
a first processor located on or in the vehicle, the first processor configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain first driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver;
detect an occurrence of a specific driving behavior;
prompt the driver to curb future occurrences of the specific driving behavior;
a second processor remotely located from the vehicle, the second processor configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain second driving behavior information that characterizes operation of the vehicle by the driver; and
assess responsiveness of the driver to being prompted, wherein assessment of the responsiveness is based on the second driving behavior information, wherein assessment of the responsiveness of the driver includes a determination whether the driver has curbed the specific driving behavior subsequent to the occurrence of the specific driving behavior; and
a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying one or more of the first driving behavior information and/or the second driving behavior information.