Content sharing between vehicles based on a peer-to-peer connection

Abstract

One or more devices associated with a first vehicle receives location information that specifies a location of a second vehicle. The one or more devices determine, based on the location information, that the second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle. The one or more devices establish, based on determining that the second vehicle is within the threshold distance of the first vehicle, a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection with the second vehicle. The one or more devices receive from the second vehicle, and by using the P2P connection, content that has been captured by a camera component associated with the second vehicle. The one or more devices cause an interface associated with the first vehicle to display the content.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by one or more devices associated with a first vehicle, that a second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle;   establishing, by the one or more devices and based on determining that the second vehicle is within the threshold distance of the first vehicle, a connection with the second vehicle;   receiving, by the one or more devices, from one or more other devices associated with the second vehicle, and by using the connection, content that has been captured by a camera component associated with the second vehicle;   causing, by the one or more devices, an interface associated with the first vehicle to display the content based on the second vehicle being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle; and   causing, by the one or more devices, the interface to no longer display the content based on the second vehicle no longer being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 automatically displaying a warning based on the content.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 terminating, by the one or more devices, the connection based on the second vehicle no longer being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing the camera component associated with the second vehicle to stop capturing the content.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying a digital roadmap on the interface that indicates that a third vehicle is ahead of the first vehicle and that the third vehicle is selectable based on the first vehicle and the third vehicle having access to content sharing capabilities being within a communication range of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content depicts a back portion of the first vehicle. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content is one or more of:
 image data, or   video data.   
     
     
         8 . One or more devices associated with a first vehicle, comprising:
 one or more processors configured to:
 determine that a second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle; 
 establish, based on determining that the second vehicle is within the threshold distance of the first vehicle, a connection with the second vehicle; 
 receive from one or more other devices associated with the second vehicle, and by using the connection, content that has been captured by a camera component associated with the second vehicle; 
 cause an interface associated with the first vehicle to display the content based on the second vehicle being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle; and 
 cause the interface to no longer display the content based on the second vehicle no longer being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle. 
   
     
     
         9 . The one or more devices of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:
 automatically display a warning based on the content.   
     
     
         10 . The one or more devices of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:
 terminate, by the one or more devices, the connection based on the second vehicle no longer being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         11 . The one or more devices of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:
 cause the camera component associated with the second vehicle to stop capturing the content.   
     
     
         12 . The one or more devices of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:
 display a digital roadmap on the interface that indicates that a third vehicle is ahead of the first vehicle and that the third vehicle is selectable based on the first vehicle and the third vehicle having access to content sharing capabilities being within a communication range of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         13 . The one or more devices of  claim 8 , wherein the content depicts a back portion of the first vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The one or more devices of  claim 8 , wherein the content displayed via the interface depicts at least an area of a road from a perspective of the second vehicle,
 wherein the content displayed includes content that would not otherwise be visible to a driver of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
 one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of one or more devices associated with a first vehicle, cause the one or more processors to:
 determine that a second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle; 
 establish, based on determining that the second vehicle is within the threshold distance of the first vehicle, a connection with the second vehicle; 
 receive from one or more other devices associated with the second vehicle, and by using the connection, content that has been captured by a camera component associated with the second vehicle; 
 cause an interface associated with the first vehicle to display the content based on the second vehicle being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle; and 
 cause the interface to no longer display the content based on the second vehicle no longer being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle. 
   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the first vehicle, cause the one or more processors to:
 automatically display a warning based on the content.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the first vehicle, cause the one or more processors to:
 terminate, by the one or more devices, the connection based on the second vehicle no longer being within the threshold distance of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the first vehicle, cause the one or more processors to:
 cause the camera component associated with the second vehicle to stop capturing the content.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the first vehicle, cause the one or more processors to:
 display a digital roadmap on the interface that indicates that a third vehicle is ahead of the first vehicle and that the third vehicle is selectable based on the first vehicle and the third vehicle having access to content sharing capabilities being within a communication range of the first vehicle.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the content displayed via the interface depicts at least an area of a road from a perspective of the second vehicle,
 wherein the content displayed includes content that would not otherwise be visible to a driver of the first vehicle.