US 11,787,417 B2
Assessing driver ability to operate an autonomous vehicle
Brian Mark Fields, Phoenix, AZ (US); Leo Nelson Chan, Normal, IL (US); Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Bloomington, IL (US); and Aaron Williams, Congerville, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/465,614.
Application 17/465,614 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,708, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,136,042.
Application 16/806,708 is a continuation of application No. 15/957,723, filed on Apr. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,618,523.
Prior Publication US 2021/0394767 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 50/12 (2012.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 40/09 (2013.01) [B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0872 (2013.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of assessing driver capability for operating an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, a human operator of the autonomous vehicle, the human operator being associated with a driving capability profile;
signaling, by the one or more processors, to the human operator with a signal, the signal requesting a response from the human operator; and
updating, by the one or more processors, based on the response from the human operator to the signal, the driving capability profile to indicate a level of skill of the human operator at responding to the signal.