US 11,915,318 B2
Controlling autonomous vehicles to optimize traffic characteristics
Mark Slusar, Chicago, IL (US); Surender Kumar, Palatine, IL (US); and Sunil Chintakindi, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/218,414.
Application 17/218,414 is a continuation of application No. 15/918,597, filed on Mar. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,970,788.
Application 15/918,597 is a continuation of application No. 15/385,344, filed on Dec. 20, 2016, granted, now 9,947,052, issued on Apr. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0217101 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/0145 (2013.01); G08G 1/0962 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); G08G 1/096816 (2013.01); G08G 1/096838 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, an evaluation group of vehicles for which to optimize one or more traffic characteristics;
determining vehicles, of the evaluation group, currently operating in an autonomous mode;
determining a target number of vehicles, of the evaluation group, for operating in the autonomous mode to optimize the one or more traffic characteristics;
based on the target number of vehicles, selecting one or more vehicles, of the vehicles currently operating in the autonomous mode, to switch from the autonomous mode to a non-autonomous mode; and
causing at least one vehicle of the selected one or more vehicles to switch from the autonomous mode to the non-autonomous mode.