Methods and systems for providing alerts to a connected vehicle driver and/or a passenger via condition detection and wireless communications
A monitoring system for a vehicle can use one or more sensors to monitor a condition external to a vehicle while a driver is operating the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped. The system can detect a change in the condition external to the vehicle and transmit a signal wirelessly to a computing device of the driver, which can cause the computing device to output an alert indicating the change in the condition external to the vehicle.
1. A monitoring system for a vehicle, comprising:
one or more sensors operatively coupled to the vehicle;
one or more processors; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the monitoring system to:
receive sensor data from the one or more sensors of the vehicle to monitor a traffic signal while a driver is operating the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
detect a change in the traffic signal; and
in response to detecting the change in the traffic signal, output an alert indicating the change in the traffic signal.
2. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the change in the traffic signal comprises a change from one traffic light color to another traffic light color.
3. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises at least one of an audible alert or a visual alert.
4. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a camera, and wherein the executed instructions cause the monitoring system to monitor the traffic signal by monitoring image data generated by the camera.
5. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the monitoring system to:
record, in the memory, data indicating a number of times the driver is alerted.
6. The monitoring system of claim 5 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the monitoring system to:
periodically transmit the data to a central repository.
7. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions cause the monitoring system to output the alert to a computing device of the driver.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a monitoring system for a vehicle, cause the monitoring system to:
receive sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle to monitor a traffic signal while a driver is operating the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
detect a change in the traffic signal; and
in response to detecting the change in the traffic signal, output an alert indicating the change in the traffic signal.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the change in the traffic signal comprises a change from one traffic light color to another traffic light color.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the alert comprises at least one of an audible alert or a visual alert.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a camera, and wherein the executed instructions cause the monitoring system to monitor the traffic signal by monitoring image data generated by the camera.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the monitoring system to:
record, in the memory, data indicating a number of times the driver is alerted.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the monitoring system to:
periodically transmit the data to a central repository.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the executed instructions cause the monitoring system to output the alert to a computing device of the driver.
15. A computer-implemented method of vehicle monitoring, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of a vehicle to monitor a traffic signal while a driver is operating the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
detecting a change in the traffic signal; and
in response to detecting the change in the traffic signal, outputting an alert indicating the change in the traffic signal.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the change in the traffic signal comprises a change from one traffic light color to another traffic light color.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alert comprises at least one of an audible alert or a visual alert.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a camera, and wherein the one or more processors monitor the traffic signal by monitoring image data generated by the camera.
19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising: recording, in the memory, data indicating a number of times the driver is alerted.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
periodically transmitting the data to a central repository.