Vehicle Marketplace Recommendation System Using Sensor Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users and dealers in the vehicle marketplace face challenges in determining the best vehicle fit and financing options due to a lack of accurate real-time asset valuation and personalized recommendations, as existing systems fail to effectively utilize vehicle data and driving behavior insights.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilizes vehicle sensors and machine-learning models to generate asset valuations and personalized recommendations for vehicle purchase or leasing by analyzing driving behavior data, ownership data, and market data, providing these recommendations to users through user devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If real-time asset valuation and personalized recommendations are implemented using vehicle sensors and machine-learning models, then user decision-making and market participation are improved, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveasset valuation accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the complex valuation task into multiple components: vehicle sensors collect driving behavior data, ownership data is gathered separately, market data is obtained from external sources, and a machine-learning model processes these segmented data streams to generate asset valuation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A machine-learning model acts as an intermediary between raw data inputs (sensor data, ownership data, market data) and the final asset valuation output. This intermediary processes and synthesizes multiple data sources, transforming complex raw data into precise valuation results without requiring direct complex interactions between all data elements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If vehicle sensors and machine-learning models are used to generate personalized recommendations, then recommendation accuracy improves, but data processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecommendation accuracyVSAvoiddata processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The machine-learning model is trained in advance on extensive datasets containing driving behavior patterns, vehicle characteristics, and market information. This preliminary training enables the model to rapidly process new data and generate accurate recommendations without requiring extensive real-time computation, thus reducing data processing time while maintaining high recommendation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If comprehensive vehicle data and driving behavior data are collected and analyzed, then personalized recommendations are enhanced, but information processing complexity and storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidinformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the most relevant features and patterns from the comprehensive vehicle data and driving behavior data that are necessary for accurate valuation and recommendation. Rather than processing all raw data, the machine-learning model identifies and extracts key predictive features, reducing information processing complexity while maintaining personalization capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS20240289859A1Methods and systems for participation in a vehicle marketplace
Publication Date: 2024.08.29 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC
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AI summary

A system and method for generating recommendations of a vehicle corresponding to a driver's driving behavior includes receiving driving behavior data of the vehicle, receiving data related to ownership of the vehicle, receiving vehicle sales market data, generating an asset valuation, generating a recommendation to a user, and providing the recommendation to the user through a user device. The driving behavior data is generated from vehicle sensors and is received with one or more processors communicatively coupled to a vehicle. A trained machine-learning model is implemented by the one or more processors and generates an asset valuation. The trained machine-learning model generates a recommendation to a user based on the asset valuation and the driving behavior data. The recommendation includes a new or used vehicle for purchase or leasing. The recommendation is provided to a user though a user device.