Autonomous driving comparison and evaluation

1. A system for scoring a trip made by a vehicle, comprising:

an input interface configured to:

receive trip information generated during the trip, wherein a driver operates the vehicle during the trip; and

receive sensor data associated with the trip; and

a processor configured to:

determine an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information, wherein the actual trip factor is based on at least one of fuel economy and a trip safety rating;

determine a simulation characteristic in response to the received sensor data, wherein the simulation characteristic includes a control signal to control vehicle subsystems in response to characteristics of the trip, the control signal being equivalent to an output generated by a driver assistance system in response to the characteristics of the trip;

determine a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the determined simulation characteristic, wherein the simulation characteristic includes at least one of: simulated fuel economy and a simulated trip safety rating;

determine a trip score based at least in part on a ratio of the actual trip factor to the simulated trip factor;

output the trip score;

determine whether there are any anomalous events on the actual route based on a comparison between the control signal and the trip information; and

activate a driver assistance system in response to the determination that at least one anomalous event has occurred.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to

determine a driver score based at least in part on the trip score.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the driver score is based at least in part on an old driver score.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trip factor comprises a travel time.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trip factor comprises a fuel consumption.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trip factor comprises a trip safety.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to detect a deviation between the driver controlled trip and the trip that would have occurred had the driver assistance system been in control.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an output interface configured to provide a driver score.

9. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes determining a trip start location and a trip stop location.

10. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes determining whether the simulator follows a same route as an actual route.

11. The system as in claim 10 , wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes, in the event that the simulator follows the same route as the actual route, setting a simulation route to the actual route.

12. The system as in claim 10 , wherein the determination of the simulation characteristic includes, in the event that the simulator does not follow the same route as the actual route, setting a simulation route to a calculated route.

13. The system as in claim 1 , wherein in the event that there is/are anomalous event(s) on the actual route, indicating that there is/are anomalous event(s) to the driver assistance system.

14. The system as in claim 1 , wherein in the event that there are not any anomalous events on the actual route, determining simulated trip information for simulation route.

15. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the received sensor data associated with the trip comprises sensor information that is processed using a simulated driver assistance system.

16. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the received sensor data associated with the trip comprises installed driver assistance system information that is processed using a simulated driver assistance system.

17. A method for scoring a trip made by a vehicle, comprising:

receiving trip information generated during the trip, wherein a driver operates the vehicle during the trip;

determining an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information, wherein the actual trip factor is based on at least one of fuel economy and a trip safety rating; and

receiving sensor data associated with the trip

determining a simulation characteristic in response to the received sensor data, wherein the simulation characteristic includes a control signal to control vehicle subsystems in response to characteristics of the trip, the control signal being equivalent to an output generated by a driver assistance system in response to the characteristics of the trip;

determining a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the determined simulation characteristic, wherein the simulation characteristic includes at least one of: simulated fuel economy and a simulated trip safety rating;

determining a trip score based at least in part on a ratio of the actual trip factor to the simulated trip factor;

outputting the trip score;

determining whether there are any anomalous events on the actual route based on a comparison between the control signal and the trip information; and

activating a driver assistance system in response to the determination that at least one anomalous event has occurred.

18. A computer program product for autonomous driving comparison and evaluation of a vehicle, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving trip information generated during the trip, wherein a driver operates the vehicle during the trip;

determining an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information, wherein the actual trip factor is based on at least one of fuel economy and a trip safety rating; and

receiving sensor data associated with the trip;

determining a simulation characteristic in response to the received sensor data, wherein the simulation characteristic includes a control signal to control vehicle subsystems in response to characteristics of the trip, the control signal being equivalent to an output generated by a driver assistance system in response to the characteristics of the trip;

determining a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the determined simulation characteristic, wherein the simulation characteristic includes at least one of: simulated fuel economy and a simulated trip safety rating;

determining a trip score based at least in part on a ratio of the actual trip factor to the simulated trip factor;

outputting the trip score;

determining whether there are any anomalous events on the actual route based on a comparison between the control signal and the trip information; and

activating a driver assistance system in response to the determination that at least one anomalous event has occurred.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the driver assistance system controls a vehicle such that the vehicle is autonomous.

20. The system of claim 7 , further comprising decreasing a driver score responsive to a determination that the deviation is above a threshold, wherein a decreased driver score indicates poorer driving compared with a higher driver score.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the actual trip factor includes a trip safety rating, the trip safety rating being calculated from at least one of: a safety of a route during the trip, a speed of the vehicle during the trip, a driving style during the trip, and one or more violations made during the trip.