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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Ofer Raz, Jerusalem, IL;
Oren Musicant, Tel Aviv, IL;
Ofer Raz, Jerusalem, IL;
Oren Musicant, Tel Aviv, IL;
Greenroad Driving Technologies Ltd., Beit Dagan, IL;
Abstract
A method is provided for evaluating fuel consumption efficiency of a vehicle driven by a driver. The method comprises the steps of: a) collecting data associated with said driver's driving performance from a plurality of sensors comprised in the vehicle; b) identifying a plurality of driving events based on the collected data; c) estimating the driver's performance in at least one driving event from among the identified plurality of driving events, wherein that at least one event if poorly performed is associated with increased fuel consumption; and d) based on the estimated driver's performance of the at least one driving event, evaluating a fuel consumption efficiency of the vehicle driven by that driver.