Patent ID: 11869092
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 14:
15. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions for monitoring and evaluating a vehicle having one or more autonomous operation features for controlling the vehicle that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to:
generate operating data regarding operation of the vehicle by an on-board computer configured to control operation of the vehicle, wherein the operating data includes (i) information from one or more sensors disposed within the vehicle, (ii) information regarding the one or more autonomous operation features, and (iii) a plurality of control decisions generated by the one or more autonomous operation features in response to sensor data from the one or more sensors, wherein the plurality of control decisions includes, for each of a plurality of times during vehicle operation: (i) an implemented control decision implemented to control the vehicle and (ii) one or more unimplemented control decisions generated by the one or more autonomous operation features but not implemented to control the vehicle, the unimplemented control decisions indicating alternative control actions for controlling the vehicle; and
determine at least one risk level indicative of effectiveness of operation of the one or more autonomous operation features in controlling the vehicle based at least in part upon the operating data, including an indication of operating conditions of the vehicle in the information from the one or more sensors.