Cloud-based detection and warning of danger spots

1. A backend for a hazard detection system, the backend comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when accessed and executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive vehicle and/or driver data from a sensor associated with a first vehicle, evaluate the received vehicle and/or driver data,

use the evaluation as a basis for detecting a hazard to road traffic, and

send information about the detected hazard to the first vehicle or to a second vehicle to warn about the detected hazard;

wherein the vehicle and/or driver data from the first vehicle include at least one datum selected from the group consisting of: a driving profile, a steering angle, a braking pressure, ABS data, ESP data, an airbag activation, and a hazard warning light activation and the data from the first vehicle does not include any surroundings data and/or camera images;

wherein the detected hazard includes a hazard selected from the group consisting of: black ice, fog, heavy snow, heavy rain, an oil slick, and wet leaves; and

wherein a display unit of the first vehicle or the second vehicle displays the information about the detected hazard sent from the backend to a driver.

2. The backend as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the set of instructions further causes the processor to:

determine for each detected hazard a probability value based on a likelihood for an existence and a currentness thereof; and

send the information about the detected hazard only if the determined probability value exceeds a predefined limit value.

3. The backend as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the set of instructions further causes the processor to receive vehicle and/or driver data from a multiplicity of vehicles; and

wherein the probability value for the existence and the currentness of the detected hazard is based on the commonness of the hazard detected in the received vehicle and/or driver data.

4. The backend as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the set of instructions further causes the processor to include further boundary conditions in the detection of the hazard;

wherein the boundary conditions comprise at least one of: an exterior temperature, a season, a time of day, weather conditions, and a visibility measure.

5. A vehicle for a hazard detection system, the vehicle comprising:

a sensor;

a transmitting/receiving unit; and

a display unit;

wherein the sensor captures vehicle and/or driver data from the vehicle;

the transmitting/receiving unit sends the vehicle and/or driver data to a backend and receives information about a detected hazard from the backend;

the display unit displays the information about the detected hazard sent from the backend to a driver of the vehicle;

wherein the vehicle and/or driver data from the first vehicle include at least one datum selected from the group consisting of: a driving profile, a steering angle, a braking pressure, ABS data, ESP data, an airbag activation, and a hazard warning light activation and the data from the first vehicle does not include any surroundings data and/or camera images;

wherein the detected hazard includes a hazard selected from the group consisting of: black ice, fog, heavy snow, heavy rain, and wet leaves.

6. The vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising an evaluation unit;

wherein the evaluation unit creates a driving profile for the driver; and

the evaluation unit compares the captured vehicle and/or driver data with the created driving profile and sends the vehicle and/or driver data to the backend only if a difference arises between the captured data and the created driving profile.

7. A hazard detection system for detecting hazards in road traffic, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing a set of instructions;

wherein the set of instructions, when accessed and executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive vehicle and/or driver data from a vehicle,

evaluate the received vehicle and/or driver data,

use the evaluation as a basis for detecting a hazard in road traffic, and

send the information about the detected hazard to the vehicle or to a second vehicle to warn about the hazard; and

wherein the vehicle comprises:

a sensor capturing vehicle data and/or driver data related to the first vehicle,

a transmitting/receiving unit sending the vehicle data and/or the driver data to the processor and configured to receive data from the processor, and

a display unit configured to display data received from the processor;

wherein the vehicle and/or driver data from the first vehicle include at least one datum selected from the group consisting of: a driving profile, a steering angle, a braking pressure, ABS data, ESP data, an airbag activation, and a hazard warning light activation and the data from the first vehicle does not include any surroundings data and/or camera images;

wherein the detected hazard includes a hazard selected from the group consisting of: black ice, fog, heavy snow, heavy rain, an oil slick, and wet leaves.

8. A method for alerting a driver of hazards in road traffic, the method comprising:

capturing vehicle and/or driver data using a vehicle and/or driver data capture apparatus of a vehicle;

sending the captured vehicle and/or driver data from a transmitting/receiving unit to a backend;

receiving the sent vehicle and/or driver data at the backend;

evaluating the sent vehicle and/or driver data using the backend;

detecting hazards on the basis of the evaluation; and

sending, using the backend, information about the detected hazard to the first vehicle or a second vehicle;

wherein the vehicle and/or driver data from the first vehicle include at least one datum selected from the group consisting of: a driving profile, a steering angle, a braking pressure, ABS data, ESP data, an airbag activation, and a hazard warning light activation and the data from the first vehicle does not include any surroundings data and/or camera images; and

displaying the information about the detected hazard sent from the backend to a driver using a display associated with the first vehicle or the second vehicle;

wherein the detected hazard includes a hazard selected from the group consisting of: black ice, fog, heavy snow, heavy rain, an oil slick, and wet leaves.

9. A computer-readable non-transitory medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform a method comprising:

capturing vehicle and/or driver data using a data capture apparatus of a first vehicle;

sending the captured vehicle and/or driver data from a transmitting/receiving unit to a backend;

receiving the sent vehicle and/or driver data at the backend;

evaluating the sent vehicle and/or driver data at the backend;

detecting hazards on the basis of the evaluation; and

sending information about the detected hazard to the first vehicle or to a second vehicle in order to warn about the hazard;

wherein the vehicle and/or driver data from the first vehicle include at least one datum selected from the group consisting of: a driving profile, a steering angle, a braking pressure, ABS data, ESP data, an airbag activation, and a hazard warning light activation and the data from the first vehicle does not include any surroundings data and/or camera images; and

displaying the information about the detected hazard sent from the backend to a driver using a display in the first vehicle or the second vehicle;

wherein the detected hazard include a hazard selected from the group consisting of: black ice, fog, heavy snow, heavy rain, an oil slick, and wet leaves.