US 12,217,605 B2
Technology for situational modification of autonomous vehicle operation
Scott T. Christensen, Salem, OR (US); and Gregory L. Hayward, Bloomington, 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 Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/525,783.
Application 18/525,783 is a continuation of application No. 17/730,023, filed on Apr. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,837,087.
Application 17/730,023 is a continuation of application No. 16/803,661, filed on Feb. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,341,848, issued on May 24, 2022.
Application 16/803,661 is a continuation of application No. 15/811,207, filed on Nov. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,593,202, issued on Mar. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0096215 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/0965 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/0965 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G08B 25/006 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/161 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method in a vehicle of facilitating operation of the vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, by an on-board computing device installed in the vehicle from at least one sensor external to the vehicle, a set of sensor data;
analyzing, by the on-board computing device, the set of sensor data to determine that an emergency event has occurred; and
in response to analyzing the set of sensor data:
determining a vehicle operation regulation associated with a current location of the vehicle,
determining a vehicle operation modification to direct the vehicle to operate in violation of the vehicle operation regulation to enable the emergency event to be addressed,
generating, by the on-board computing device based on the vehicle operation modification, a set of vehicle control instructions for the vehicle, and
operating the vehicle via executing, by the on-board computing device, the set of vehicle control instructions to cause the vehicle to violate the vehicle operation regulation to enable the emergency event to be addressed.