DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CROWD SOURCING DATA AND IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS ON A VEHICLE TO INCREASE SAFETY

A method for crowdsourcing data related to vehicle capabilities and hazardous roadway conditions device and providing recommended courses of action to a trailing vehicle that increase safety to passengers of the trailing vehicle is disclosed. The method contemplates comparing relative capabilities of leading vehicles and its actions to the capabilities of the trailing vehicle to recommend courses of action that increase safety to the passengers of the trailing vehicle. The capabilities of the leading and trailing vehicle can be determined by looking up the vehicle configurations based on its vehicle identification number in a public or private database.