Allstate was granted a patent for detecting when drivers may need roadside help.

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  "company": {
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    "patent_title": "Roadside assistance detection",
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    "uspto_assignee": "Allstate Insurance Company",
    "patent_abstract": "Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention can proactively determine if a vehicle has stopped during a trip and calculate a likelihood that the vehicle is in need of roadside assistance. Information can be collected from a variety of devices, such as mobile phones, including the vehicle's location, the type of road, passing vehicles, and/or ambient noise. The likelihood of needing roadside assistance can be determined based on a configurable probability that the vehicle is experiencing a roadside event. The arrangements described herein provide for receiving and processing data in real-time to efficiently and accurately detect stopped vehicles, determine whether the vehicle is stopped for an urgent or non-urgent situation reason, and provide assistance accordingly.",
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/62bb9e3d-79e5-508d-b2a7-51ccecf0d637 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"allstate.com","limit":20}'