Patent ID: 11922512
Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method implemented on an electronic computing device for determining vehicle insurance costs, the method comprising:
receiving a starting location and a destination location for a trip using an autonomous vehicle;
determining or receiving one or more routes for the autonomous vehicle from the starting location to the destination location;
receiving a selection of one of the one or more routes, wherein at least a first route of the one or more routes includes an advertisement;
determining or receiving an incentive to select the first route;
receiving an authorization for trip-route insurance for the one of the one or more routes;
after the authorization for trip-route insurance is received, issuing a first command to the autonomous vehicle to permit the autonomous vehicle to start;
after each segment of the trip is completed, calculating a cost of trip-segment insurance for the respective segment of the trip;
at a completion of the trip, calculating a total cost of trip-segment insurance for the trip; and
at the completion of the trip, debiting or crediting a payment card of an individual for the total cost of trip-segment insurance for the trip.