US 12,236,726 B2
Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle incident management and recertification
Jennifer Criswell Kellett, Phoenix, AZ (US); An Ho, Tempe, AZ (US); Jerome Scott Trayer, Tempe, AZ (US); Jacob Thomas Simonson, Tempe, AZ (US); Jeremy Myers, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Kip Wilson, Cave Creek, AZ (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 Jan. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/404,659.
Application 18/404,659 is a continuation of application No. 16/850,700, filed on Apr. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,922,734.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/835,251, filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/965,326, filed on Jan. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0153321 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/008 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system comprising at least one computing device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device, the at least one computing device in communication with at least one vehicle control system of an autonomous vehicle, a plurality of recertifying computing devices, and a plurality of roadside assistance facilities computing devices, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
receive, from the at least one vehicle control system, incident data associated with an incident involving the autonomous vehicle;
determine a damage to the autonomous vehicle associated with the incident by analyzing the incident data;
generate, based upon the determined damage, an incident response indicating required repairs for recertifying the autonomous vehicle for operation;
identify, based upon the incident response and a location of the autonomous vehicle, (i) a recertifying party associated with at least one of the plurality of recertifying computing devices, the recertifying party eligible to carry out the required repairs on the autonomous vehicle, and (ii) a roadside assistance facility associated with at least one of the plurality of roadside assistance facilities computing devices, the roadside assistance facility identified to transport the autonomous vehicle to the recertifying party;
receive recertification data from the at least one recertifying computing device;
determine, based upon the recertification data, that the required repairs were performed on the autonomous vehicle; and
recertify the autonomous vehicle for on-road operation based upon determining that the required repairs were performed on the autonomous vehicle.