Patent ID: 8655951

Claim:
A computerized method for conveying vehicle driving information, the method comprising: generating, by a server computing device, a hazard index for a plurality of road segments in a predefined coverage area, wherein the hazard index indicates a level of driving safety, the generating comprising: determining a hazard value for each of the plurality of road segments based on (i) weather conditions data associated with the road segments, (ii) road conditions data associated with the road segments, the road conditions data comprising a temperature of the road surface, salinity associated with the road surface, accumulation of precipitation on the road surface, and accumulation of organic or inorganic substances on the road surface, and (iii) physical attributes of the road segments, the physical attributes comprising slope, surface angle, composition of surface materials, solar orientation, and topography, wherein each of the weather conditions data, road conditions data, and physical attributes used to determine the hazard value are assigned different weighted coefficients based on a comparison of the respective data to predetermined thresholds; and assigning the hazard value to the corresponding road segment; receiving, by the server computing device, location data associated with a remote device; and transmitting, to the remote device, hazard information associated with one or more of the plurality of road segments based on the location data and the hazard index.