Managing a driving condition anomaly

Abstract

Embodiments include methods performed by a processor of a vehicle control unit for managing a driving condition anomaly. In some embodiments, the vehicle may receive a first driving condition based on data from a first vehicle sensor, receive a second driving condition based on data from another data source, determine a driving condition anomaly based on the first driving condition and the second driving condition, send a request for information to a driving condition database remote from the vehicle, receive the requested information from the driving condition database, and resolve the driving condition anomaly based on the requested information from the driving condition database.

1 . A method performed by a processor of an Edge computing device for managing a driving condition anomaly, comprising:
 receiving information about a driving condition anomaly from a first vehicle;   incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into a driving condition database;   determining whether the driving condition anomaly exceeds a warning threshold; and   sending information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold comprises:
 determining whether the second vehicle is within a warning radius of the driving condition anomaly; and   sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into a driving condition database comprises:
 performing an authentication operation to determine whether the first vehicle is authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly; and   incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining that the first vehicle is authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         4 . An Edge computing device, comprising:
 a processor configured with processor-executable to:
 receive information about a driving condition anomaly from a first vehicle; 
 incorporate the information about the driving condition anomaly into a driving condition database; 
 determine whether the driving condition anomaly exceeds a warning threshold; and 
 send information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold. 
   
     
     
         5 . The Edge computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to send information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold by:
 determining whether the second vehicle is within a warning radius of the driving condition anomaly; and   sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         6 . The Edge computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to incorporate the information about the driving condition anomaly into a driving condition database by:
 performing an authentication operation to determine whether the first vehicle is authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly; and   incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining that the first vehicle is authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold comprises:
 determining whether a planned path of the second vehicle is within a warning radius of the driving condition anomaly; and   sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold comprises:
 determining based on a speed of the second vehicle whether the second vehicle will enter the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly within a period of time; and   sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle will enter the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly within the period of time.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 performing an authentication of the first vehicle after incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database; and   determining whether to retain the incorporated information about the driving condition anomaly in the driving condition database based on results of authenticating the first vehicle.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 determining a risk of incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database; and   incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database before authenticating the first vehicle based on the determined risk.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein performing an authentication of the first vehicle comprises determining a reliability or verifying a functionality of a sensor or other equipment of the first vehicle that detected or determined the information about the driving condition anomaly. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising not incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining not to retain the incorporated information about the driving condition anomaly in the driving condition database based on results of authenticating the first vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising not incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining that the first vehicle is not authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly. 
     
     
         14 . The Edge computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to send information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle by:
 determining whether a planned path of the second vehicle is within a warning radius of the driving condition anomaly; and   sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         15 . The Edge computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to send information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle by:
 determining based on a speed of the second vehicle whether the second vehicle will enter the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly within a period of time; and   sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle will enter the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly within the period of time.   
     
     
         16 . The Edge computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:
 perform an authentication of the first vehicle after incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database; and   determining whether to retain the incorporated information about the driving condition anomaly in the driving condition database based on results of authenticating the first vehicle.   
     
     
         17 . The Edge computing device of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:
 determine a risk of incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database; and   incorporate the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database before authenticating the first vehicle based on the determined risk.   
     
     
         18 . The Edge computing device of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to perform an authentication of the first vehicle that includes determining a reliability or verifying a functionality of a sensor or other equipment of the first vehicle that detected or determined the information about the driving condition anomaly. 
     
     
         19 . The Edge computing device of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to not incorporate the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining not to retain the incorporated information about the driving condition anomaly in the driving condition database based on results of authenticating the first vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . The Edge computing device of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to not incorporate the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining that the first vehicle is not authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly. 
     
     
         21 . An Edge computing device, comprising:
 means for receiving information about a driving condition anomaly from a first vehicle;   means for incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into a driving condition database;   means for determining whether the driving condition anomaly exceeds a warning threshold; and   means for sending information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold.   
     
     
         22 . The Edge computing device of  claim 21 , wherein means for sending information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold comprises:
 means for determining whether the second vehicle is within a warning radius of the driving condition anomaly; and   means for sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         23 . The Edge computing device of  claim 21 , wherein means for incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database comprises:
 means for performing an authentication operation to determine whether the first vehicle is authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly; and   means for incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining that the first vehicle is authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         24 . The Edge computing device of  claim 21 , wherein means for sending information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold comprises:
 means for determining whether a planned path of the second vehicle is within a warning radius of the driving condition anomaly; and   means for sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly.   
     
     
         25 . The Edge computing device of  claim 21 , wherein means for sending information about the driving condition anomaly to a second vehicle in response to determining that the driving condition anomaly exceeds the warning threshold comprises:
 means for determining based on a speed of the second vehicle whether the second vehicle will enter the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly within a period of time; and   means for sending the information about the driving condition anomaly to the second vehicle in response to determining that the second vehicle will enter the warning radius of the driving condition anomaly within the period of time.   
     
     
         26 . The Edge computing device of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 means for performing an authentication of the first vehicle after incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database; and   means for determining whether to retain the incorporated information about the driving condition anomaly in the driving condition database based on results of authenticating the first vehicle.   
     
     
         27 . The Edge computing device of  claim 26 , further comprising:
 means for determining a risk of incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database; and   means for incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database before authenticating the first vehicle based on the determined risk.   
     
     
         28 . The Edge computing device of  claim 26 , wherein means for performing an authentication of the first vehicle comprises means for determining a reliability or verifying a functionality of a sensor or other equipment of the first vehicle that detected or determined the information about the driving condition anomaly. 
     
     
         29 . The Edge computing device of  claim 26 , further comprising means for not incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining not to retain the incorporated information about the driving condition anomaly in the driving condition database based on results of authenticating the first vehicle. 
     
     
         30 . The Edge computing device of  claim 23 , further comprising means for not incorporating the information about the driving condition anomaly into the driving condition database in response to determining that the first vehicle is not authorized to provide the information about the driving condition anomaly.