Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Gerard R Kreiner

Mohannad F Murad

Akram M Abdel-Rahman

Matt C Videtich

Joseph G Machak

Daniel C McGarry

Charles R Baker

Samer Zakhem

Methods and systems are provided for transmitting video data from a vehicle. In one exemplary embodiment, a vehicle processor receives a video transmission command that has been generated in response to a user selection of a video transmission input device, and the vehicle processor transmits video data captured by one or more vehicle cameras in response to the received video transmission command, wherein transmission of video data is at least partly over a telecommunications network to a remote server.

Video activation button

Methods and systems are provided for transmitting video data associated with a vehicle. In one exemplary embodiment, a vehicle processor determines a vehicle safety event based on one or more safety sensors, activates one or more vehicle cameras that capture video data in response to the determined vehicle safety event, records the video data in a vehicle data storage device, and, if the vehicle processor determines that a suitable connection to a telecommunications network is available when the video data is being captured, then transmits the video data over the telecommunications network in substantially real time.

Camera activation response to vehicle safety event

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Waterford, MI, United States of America

Gerard R Kreiner