Method and apparatus for reporting road conditions

摘要: An on- vehicle system for identifying and reporting external conditions is presented. The has an operator-selectable user interface to identify occurrence of condition, a global positioning receiver; and, wireless communications system. unit may be used assist in discovering localized roadway that adversely affect safety travel. placeable into volunteer, manually operated whenever hazard detected. Reportable hazards include potholes, obstacles or debris the highway, snow ice patches, fog, unusual traffic pedestrian activity, incidences, such as presence disabled emergency vehicles. Nature indicatable by manual activation additional push buttons other suitable devices. A GPS receiver incorporated estimate position, speed, heading hazard. information encoded message sent central server.