Autonomous vehicle accident and emergency response
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for directing a route of an autonomous or semiautonomous vehicle during an emergency, the method comprising:
- detecting, by one or more sensors disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, that an occupant of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency;
identifying, by one or more processors disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, a medical facility based upon a vehicle location of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicledetermining, by the one or more processors, one or more routes from the vehicle location to the medical facility;
causing, by the one or more processors, the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to automatically travel to the medical facility along the determined one or more routes, wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is controlled by one or more autonomous operation features during travel along the route; and
transmitting, by the one or more processors, a message to at least one of the following;
the medical facility, a police department, a fire department, or a family member of the occupant, wherein the message indicates the determined one or more routes to the medical facility.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, the operating status of the features, the identity of a vehicle operator, risk levels for operation of the vehicle by the vehicle operator, or damage to the vehicle may be determined based upon sensor or other data. According to further aspects, decisions regarding transferring control between the features and the vehicle operator may be made based upon sensor data and information regarding the vehicle operator. Additional aspects may recommend or install updates to the autonomous operation features based upon determined risk levels. Some aspects may include monitoring transportation infrastructure and communicating information about the infrastructure to vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for directing a route of an autonomous or semiautonomous vehicle during an emergency, the method comprising:
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detecting, by one or more sensors disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, that an occupant of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; identifying, by one or more processors disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, a medical facility based upon a vehicle location of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle determining, by the one or more processors, one or more routes from the vehicle location to the medical facility; causing, by the one or more processors, the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to automatically travel to the medical facility along the determined one or more routes, wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is controlled by one or more autonomous operation features during travel along the route; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, a message to at least one of the following;
the medical facility, a police department, a fire department, or a family member of the occupant, wherein the message indicates the determined one or more routes to the medical facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for directing a route of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle during an emergency, comprising:
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one or more processors disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle; one or more sensors disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle and communicatively connected to the one or more processors; a communication component communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and a program memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer system to; detect that an occupant of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency based upon data from the one or more sensors; identify a medical facility based upon a vehicle location of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle; determine one or more routes from the vehicle location to the medical facility; cause the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to automatically travel to the medical facility along the determined one or more routes, wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is controlled by one or more autonomous operation features during travel along the determined one or more routes; and transmit, by the communication component, a message to at least one of the following;
the medical facility, a police department, a fire department, or a family member of the occupant, wherein the message indicates the determined one or more routes to the medical facility. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for directing a route of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle during an emergency that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, cause the computer system to:
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detect that an occupant of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; identify a medical facility based upon a vehicle location of the autonomous or semiautonomous vehicle; determine one or more routes from the vehicle location to the medical facility; cause the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to automatically travel to the medical facility along the determined one or more routes, wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle is controlled by one or more autonomous operation features during travel along the determined one or more routes; and transmit a message to at least one of the following;
the medical facility, a police department, a fire department, or a family member of the occupant, wherein the message indicates the determined one or more routes to the medical facility. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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