Devices, systems and methods for detecting and locating vehicle events, including hazard events

1 . A method, comprising:

wirelessly receiving sensor data from at least one vehicle system, including tire pressure data and tire rotation data from at least one tire sensor;

by operation of vehicle processing circuits, detecting road conditions corresponding to a vehicle hazard event using at least the sensor data;

in response to detecting the vehicle hazard event,

generating event data for identifying the vehicle hazard event,

determining time data for the detected vehicle hazard event, and

determining geographic location data for the detected vehicle hazard event; and

by operation of vehicle wireless circuits, wirelessly transmitting an event report comprising at least the event data and the geographic location data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein wirelessly receiving the sensor data includes receiving sensor communications compatible with at least one Bluetooth standard.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining geographic location data comprises receiving global positioning system (GPS) position data from GPS circuits of the vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the vehicle hazard event comprises comparing the sensor data to at least one limit.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the vehicle hazard event comprises applying at least the sensor data values to a statistical model created with machine learning.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein wirelessly transmitting the event report includes, by operation of vehicle wireless circuits, transmitting a packet compatible with at least one cellular network standard.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further including:

in response to detecting the vehicle hazard event, generating camera data corresponding to the vehicle hazard event data; and

the event report comprises the camera data.

8 . A device, comprising:

processing circuits configured to

detect road conditions corresponding to a vehicle hazard event using at least first vehicle sensor data that includes tire pressure data and tire rotation data from at least one tire sensor,

in response to detecting the vehicle hazard event,

generate event data that identifies the vehicle hazard event,

determine time data for the detected vehicle hazard event, and

determine geographic location data for the detected vehicle hazard event; and

wireless circuits configured to receive the sensor data from a plurality of vehicle sensors and transmit an event report comprising the event data, the time data, and the geographic location data.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein:

the wireless circuits comprise

first wireless circuits compatible with at least one Bluetooth standard and configured to receive the first vehicle sensor data, and

second wireless circuits compatible with at least one cellular service standard and configured to transmit the event report.

10 . The device of claim 8 , further including:

memory circuits configured to store limit values; and

the processor circuits are configured to compare the first vehicle sensor data to at least one limit value to detect the vehicle hazard event.

11 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor circuits comprise a trained statistical model configured to generate the vehicle hazard event in response to at least the first vehicle sensor data.

12 . A system, comprising:

first vehicle sensors comprising at least one tire sensor, configured to generate and wirelessly transmit first sensor data indicating a state of a vehicle system, including tire pressure data and tire rotation data;

first wireless circuits configured to receive the first sensor data;

processing circuits coupled to the first wireless circuits and configured to

receive the first sensor data,

detect road conditions corresponding to a vehicle hazard event using at least the first sensor data, and

generate an event report that includes event identification data, a time value, and a geographic location; and

second wireless circuits coupled to the processing circuits and configured to transmit the event report from the vehicle over a wireless network.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the second wireless circuits are selected from the group of: circuits compatible with at least one cellular communication standard and circuits compatible at least one wireless IEEE 802.11 standard.

14 . The system of claim 12 , further including:

the processing circuits are further configured to

generate limit values from at least calibration values for the first vehicle sensors, and

compare first sensor data to the limit values; and

memory circuits configured to store the limit values.

15 . The system of claim 12 , further including:

second vehicle sensors configured to generate second sensor data indicating another state of the vehicle system;

a vehicle wired bus system coupled to the second vehicle sensors and processing circuits; and

the processing circuits detect the vehicle hazard event using at least the first and second sensor data.

16 . The system of claim 15 , further including:

third vehicle sensors configured to provide third sensor data in response to detecting the vehicle hazard; and

the event report further includes the third sensor data.

17 . The system of claim 12 , further including a server system coupled to the wireless network and configured to add a hazard event to map data in response to at least receiving the event report.