Patent attributes
Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for rating a road segment based on data received from one or more sensors distributed along the road segment. In some arrangements, a number of sensors along a road segment may be determined based on characteristics or features of the road segment. In at least some arrangements, the data received and/or processed from road segment sensors may be controlled based on current road segment conditions. For instance, in fair weather data from fewer than all sensors along a road segment may be received and/or processed because the likelihood of a dangerous condition is reduced. However, when current conditions indicate the potential for hazardous conditions (e.g., temperature near or below freezing, presence of moisture, untreated road segment, etc.) data from all sensors may be received and/or processed to ensure the most accurate information for an entire length of the road segment is obtained.
