A recording apparatus includes: a captured data acquisition unit configured to acquire captured data captured by a camera that captures an image of an outside of a vehicle; an event detection unit configured to detect an event with respect to the vehicle; an attachment/detachment detection unit configured to detect an attachment/detachment state of the recording apparatus with respect to the vehicle; and a recording controller configured to store, when the event detection unit has detected the event, captured data for a predetermined period of time due to the detected event as first event recording data, invalidate, when it is detected by the attachment/detachment detection unit that the recording apparatus has been detached from the vehicle, the detection of the event by the event detection unit after the detection of the detachment, and store captured data after the detection of the detachment as second event recording data.

A data logging device tracks the operation of a vehicle or driver actions. The device includes a storage device, which may be removable or portable, having a first memory portion that may be read from and may be written to in a vehicle and a second memory portion that may be read from and may be written to in the vehicle. The second memory portion may retain data attributes associated with the data stored in the first removable storage device. A processor reads data from an automotive bus that transfers data from vehicle sensors to other automotive components. The processor writes data to the first memory portion and the second memory portion that reflect a level of risk or safety. A communication device links the storage device to a network of computers. The communication device may be accessible through software that allows a user to access files related to a level of risk or safety and other software that may be related to those files.

A vehicle is provided that comprises two or more radio frequency (RF) antennas and two or more RF transceivers to communicate wirelessly sensitive information associated with a user of the vehicle (the two or more RF antennas being at different physical locations on an exterior of the vehicle). The vehicle determines which one of the two or more RF antennas is receiving a strongest signal from a common signal source, selects a first RF transceiver associated with the RF antenna with the strongest signal to send the sensitive information associated with the user to the common signal source, and sends the sensitive information associated with the user to the first RF transceiver for transmission to the common signal source.

The present disclosure relates to a contextual service device and method of use to identify an operator's needs, such as in the event a vehicle crash, vehicle breakdown, theft, and/or vehicle related quarry in real time. In various aspects, the device is self-sufficient and may be installed and activated in a single step. Furthermore, the device is not reliant upon external systems of components of the vehicle to operate and may be updated over the air to improve cash detection accuracy.

Monitoring and reporting methods and apparatus include the acquisition of detailed aircraft state and systems data, analysis of the collected data, and transmission of the collected data and/or analysis of the collected data to a destination automatically via a portable electronic device which is carried onto and off of the aircraft by the pilot or another crew member. More particularly, monitoring and reporting methods and apparatus include collecting analog or digital sensor data onboard an aircraft, analyzing the data in real-time, and automatically transmitting the data and/or analysis of the data to a destination including a portable storage device such as a portable computer, electronic flight bag (EFB), or smart phone, by means such as wireless transmission, for automatic transfer to another destination when the portable computer, electronic flight bag (EFB), or smart phone is off of the aircraft.

The present disclosure provides a device associated with a vehicle, the device including a set of sensors configured to generate a set of data associated with the vehicle; and one or more controllers configured to analyze the set of data to determine if an accident involving the vehicle has occurred, responsive to a determination that an accident involving the vehicle has occurred, determine an accident-severity score associated with the vehicle involved in the accident, the accident-severity score being based on a set of accident-severity scoring rules and at least a portion of the set of data, and transmit an output signal representative of the determined accident-severity score.

Example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to improved systems and methods for testing autonomous vehicle operation through the use of mobile test devices that are controlled at least in part in response to predictive motion planning associated with autonomous vehicles. More particularly, the motion of a mobile test device can be controlled based on the motion plan of an autonomous vehicle to cause desired interactions between the mobile test device and the autonomous vehicle. Motion planning data associated with the autonomous vehicle can be obtained by an autonomous vehicle (AV) test system prior to the autonomous vehicle implementing or completely implementing a motion plan. In this manner, the AV test system can proactively control the mobile test device based on predictive motion planning data to facilitate interactions between the mobile test device and the autonomous vehicle that may not otherwise be achievable.

A sensor tag which in use will be affixed to a vehicle for obtaining vehicle telematics data includes a battery for powering the tag and a processor running executable code to process accelerometer data. An accelerometer measures the acceleration of the tag and thereby of the vehicle, and also controls the operation of the processor. A memory is used for storing a unique tag identifier of the tag and for storing trip data including information about trips and acceleration data. Finally, a communication module is used for short range wireless communication with a mobile communications device located in the vehicle via a short range wireless communications protocol, the communication module transmitting the tag's unique identifier and a sequence of time stamped acceleration data. The mobile communications device obtains GPS data, combines this with the acceleration date and transmits this to a server for analysis.

The disclosed embodiments are directed to adjusting the operational characteristics of a black box installed in a vehicle. In one embodiment a method is disclosed comprising classifying a mental state of a driver of an automobile, loading at least one setting based on the mental state, the setting defining an operational characteristic of a black box installed in the automobile, configuring the black box using the at least one setting, and recording one or more events by the black box.

A system for extended time scale event detection includes a data storage device and a processor. The data storage device is configured to store sensor data associated with a vehicle. The processor is configured to analyze an extended time period of the sensor data to identify minor events. The minor events are detected using a minor event threshold. The processor is further configured to determine whether there are more than a threshold number of the minor events and, in the event there are more than a threshold number of the minor events, flag the minor events.