System for capturing passenger and trip data for a vehicle
Telematics and external data relating to the real-time driving of a driver of a taxi vehicle may be collected and used to calculate a driving score. A telematics device installed in the taxi vehicle may collect vehicle data, trip data, and passenger data from one or more sensors. A computing device in communication with the telematics device may calculate a driving score for the taxi vehicle during a trip based on a type of vehicle, a type of trip, a number of miles driven during the trip, a duration of the trip, a number of passengers in the taxi vehicle during the trip, and a type of the passengers in the taxi vehicle during the trip. As one example, the driving score may be provided to an employer of a driver of the taxi vehicle.
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive, from a telematics device, using a first network connection with the telematics device:
an indication of a vehicle; and
trip data comprising a type of a trip taken by the vehicle and a number of miles driven during the trip;
determine, based on comparing the indication of the vehicle with a plurality of available vehicles, an identity of the vehicle;
generate a driving score for the vehicle based, at least in part, on the identity of the vehicle, the type of the trip, and the number of miles driven during the trip; and
provide the driving score, wherein providing the driving score comprises:
sending, to a computing device associated with a driver of the vehicle and using a second network connection, the driving score;
sending, using a third network connection, the driving score to a validation agency;
receiving a validation of the driving score from the validation agency; and
sending the driving score to at least one device associated with an entity different than the driver of the vehicle.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the telematics device provides a notification of the driving score comprising at least one of: an audible alert, or a visual alert.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to generate the driving score further based on a number of passengers in the vehicle during the trip.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to generate the driving score further based, at least in part, on a type of the vehicle.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to generate the driving score further based on a duration of the trip.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the entity determines, based on the driving score, one or more of: an insurance policy, or an insurance rate.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the entity manages the plurality of available vehicles, and wherein the plurality of available vehicles comprises the vehicle.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to determine that the type of trip taken by the vehicle is an errand trip, a commute trip, or a new trip.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first network connection and the second network connection are a same network connection.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the trip data further comprises data representing a driving action prevented by the vehicle; and
generating the driving score is based, at least in part, on the data representing the driving action prevented by the vehicle.
11. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device and from a telematics device using a first network connection with the first computing device:
an indication of a vehicle; and
trip data comprising a type of a trip taken by the vehicle and a number of miles driven during the trip;
determining, by the first computing device, an identity of the vehicle based on comparing the indication of the vehicle with a plurality of available vehicles;
generating, by the first computing device, a driving score for the vehicle based, at least in part, on the identity of the vehicle, the type of the trip, and the number of miles driven during the trip; and
providing the driving score, wherein providing the driving score comprises:
sending, to a second computing device associated with a driver of the vehicle, the driving score;
sending, using a third network connection, the driving score to a validation agency;
receiving a validation of the driving score from the validation agency; and
sending the driving score to at least one device associated with an entity different than the driver of the vehicle.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the telematics device provides a notification of the driving score comprising at least one of: an audible alert, or a visual alert.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the generating the driving score further based, at least in part, on a type of the vehicle.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the entity manages the plurality of available vehicles, and wherein the plurality of available vehicles comprises the vehicle.
15. A system comprising:
a telematics device comprising:
one or more first processors; and
first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the telematics device to:
collect, via one or more sensors:
an indication of a vehicle; and
trip data comprising a type of a trip taken by the vehicle and a number of miles driven during the trip; and
a computing device comprising:
one or more second processors; and
second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the computing device to:
receive, from the telematics device and using a first network connection, the indication of the vehicle and the trip data;
determine, based on comparing the indication of the vehicle with a plurality of available vehicles, an identity of the vehicle;
generate a driving score for the vehicle based, at least in part, on the identity of the vehicle, the type of the trip, and the number of miles driven during the trip; and
provide the driving score, wherein providing the driving score comprises:
sending, to a computing device associated with a driver of the vehicle and using a second network connection, the driving score;
sending, using a third network connection, the driving score to a validation agency;
receiving a validation of the driving score from the validation agency; and
sending the driving score to at least one device associated with an entity different than the driver of the vehicle.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the telematics device to provide a notification comprising at least one of: an audible alert, or a visual alert.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second instructions, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the computing device to generate the driving score further based on a number of passengers in the vehicle during the trip.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second instructions, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the computing device to generate the driving score further based, at least in part, on a type of the vehicle.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second instructions, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the computing device to generate the driving score further based on a duration of the trip.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the entity determines, based on the driving score, at least one of one or more of: an insurance policy, or an insurance rate.