US 12,437,340 B1
Testing autonomous cars
Regina Madigan, Mountain View, CA (US); William F. Polisson, Vernon Hills, IL (US); and Mark V. Slusar, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/164,175.
Application 17/164,175 is a continuation of application No. 15/433,166, filed on Feb. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,909,629.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/295,295, filed on Feb. 15, 2016.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0232 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the steps of:
determining, by a driving analysis computing device, first testing input data representative of first vehicle sensor data;
causing performance of a first test of an autonomous vehicle driving system by:
sending, to a vehicle computing device, the first testing input data; and
receiving, from the vehicle computing device, first vehicle driving data representative of virtual driving responses generated in response to the first testing input data;
determining, based on the first testing input data and the first vehicle driving data, a first driving score for the autonomous vehicle driving system;
in response to the first driving score being above a predetermined threshold;
determining, by the driving analysis computing device, second testing input data representative of second vehicle sensor data;
cause performance of a second test of the autonomous vehicle driving system by:
activating at least one controllable and variable test component including at least one of: a sprinkler, a wind generator, a siren, a strobe light, a snow machine, a movable obstacle, a cone, or a type of road with a particular quality on a closed test track;
presenting, to a first vehicle comprising the vehicle computing device, the second testing input data;
activating the autonomous driving system to physically maneuver the first vehicle through the activated at least one test component on the closed test track; and
receiving, from the vehicle computing device, second vehicle driving data representative of actual driving responses generated in response to the second testing input data and the activated at least one test component;
determining, based on the second testing input data and the second vehicle driving data, a second driving score for the autonomous vehicle driving system;
determining, based on a safe driving score calculated based on the second driving score, a second benchmark insurance premium for the autonomous vehicle driving system; and
applying, the second benchmark insurance premium to one or more insurance policies for one or more autonomous vehicles associated with the autonomous vehicle driving system.