US Patent 11605249 Using automatic road hazard detection to categorize automobile collision

A facility for categorizing a collision of an automobile is described. The facility receives a collision indication from a driver of the automobile, and determines a time and location of the collision based on the collision indication. The facility receives sensor data originated by one or more cars each at a location near the collision location at a time near the collision time, and analyzes the received sensor data to recognize one or more road hazards represented in the sensor data. The facility determines a probability that collision was with a recognized road hazard, and attributes a collision category to the collision based upon the determined probability.