Patent ID: 11960287
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method of modifying operation of an autonomous vehicle in an emergency situation, the method comprising:
detecting, based on one or more sensors associated with the autonomous vehicle, an emergency event including a situation requiring immediate action associated with the autonomous vehicle; and
in response to detecting the emergency event:
(a) determining, by one or more processors, one or more locations of one or more emergency autonomous vehicles,
(b) determining, by the one or more processors, an assistance location for the autonomous vehicle, the assistance location being a future location of the autonomous vehicle to receive assistance from the one or more emergency autonomous vehicles,
(c) determining, by the one or more processors, which of the one or more emergency autonomous vehicles is a nearest emergency autonomous vehicle that is nearest to the assistance location, wherein the nearest emergency autonomous vehicle is at least partially equipped to handle the emergency event,
(d) transmitting, by the one or more processors, the assistance location to the nearest emergency autonomous vehicle,
(e) causing, by the one or more processors, the autonomous vehicle to travel to the assistance location in the shortest amount of time utilizing a vehicle operation modification for the autonomous vehicle, wherein the operation modification adjusts the autonomous vehicle operation by setting a maximum speed of the autonomous vehicle,
(f) transmitting, to the nearest emergency autonomous vehicle, one or more sets of instructions at least partially based on the vehicle operation modification for the autonomous vehicle, and
(g) causing, by the one or more processors, the nearest emergency autonomous vehicle to operate according to the one or more sets of instructions.