Managing self-driving behavior of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle based upon actual driving behavior of driver
A system and method for measuring a driver's actual driving behaviors (e.g., acceleration, deceleration) in a manual driving mode to determine their preferred driving style, and then causing an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to operate itself, within limits, in accordance with the drivers' driving style when operating in a self-driving mode, thereby providing a more familiar and comfortable driving experience for the driver. Data is collected on the actual driving behavior, any pre-existing data is accessed on the actual driving behavior, and the collected data and the pre-existing data are combined. A custom control is then created based upon the combined data, and the custom control is applied to manage the self-driving behavior of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle in a self-driving mode. Additional data continues to be collected on the actual driving behavior, and the custom control is adjusted based upon the collected additional data.
1. A system for managing a self-driving behavior of a self-driving vehicle, the system comprising:
a communication element configured to receive and transmit signals via a network;
a memory element configured to store information; and
a processing element electronically coupled to the communication element and the memory element and configured to perform the following:
collecting telematics data regarding an actual driving behavior of a driver in a manual driving mode;
accessing pre-existing telematics data via the communication element regarding the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode;
creating a custom control based upon the collected and accessed pre-existing telematics data, the custom control including not exceeding a limit that is determined by collecting driving behavior data of a plurality of drivers, determining a safe operating range for driving based upon the collected driving behavior data, and basing the limit on the determined safe operating range; and
applying the custom control to manage the self-driving behavior of the self-driving vehicle in a self-driving mode.
2. The system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein collecting telematics data involves using one or more sensors to measure the actual driving behavior.
3. The system as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the collected telematics data includes a location and a time at which the measured actual driving behavior occurred.
4. They system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the custom control is a performance threshold for the self-driving driving behavior.
5. The system as set forth in claim 1 , further including deleting anomalous data from the combined collected and accessed pre-existing telematics data.
6. The system as set forth in claim 1 , further including:
collecting driving behavior data of a plurality of drivers driving through a particular area;
determining a safe operating range for driving through the particular area based upon the collected driving behavior data of the plurality of drivers; and
basing the limit on the determined safe operating range.
7. The system as set forth in claim 1 , further including:
collecting driving behavior data of a plurality of drivers driving through a particular area at a particular time;
determining a safe operating range for driving through the particular area at the particular time based upon the collected driving behavior data of the plurality of drivers; and
basing the limit on the determined safe operating range.
8. The system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein applying the custom control includes:
identifying a change in the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode associated with a particular location; and
adjusting the custom control to reflect the change in the actual driving behavior of the driver when the self-driving vehicle is operating in the self-driving mode at the particular location.
9. The system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein applying the custom control includes:
identifying a change in the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode associated with a particular location and a particular time; and
adjusting the custom control to reflect the change in the actual driving behavior of the driver when the self-driving vehicle is operating in the self-driving mode at the particular location as the particular time.
10. The system as set forth in claim 1 , further including allowing the driver to transfer the custom control from the self-driving vehicle to a second self-driving vehicle.
11. The system as set forth in claim 1 , further including:
creating a plurality of custom controls for a plurality of different drivers of the self-driving vehicle, with each custom control being associated with each different driver;
identifying a particular driver using the self-driving vehicle from the plurality of different drivers; and
applying a particular custom control associated with the identified particular driver from the plurality of custom controls.
12. The system as set forth in claim 1 , further including adjusting an insurance rate based upon the custom control for the self-driving vehicle.
13. The system as set forth in claim 12 , further including:
allowing the driver to manually adjust the custom control;
basing the insurance rate on the manually adjusted custom control and an amount of time spent in the self-driving mode.
14. A computer system for managing a self-driving behavior of a self-driving vehicle, the system comprising:
a communication element configured to receive and transmit signals via a network;
a memory element configured to store information; and
a processing element electronically coupled to the communication element and the memory element and configured to perform the following:
collecting telematics data regarding an actual driving behavior of a driver in a manual driving mode, wherein collecting telematics data involves using one or more sensors to measure the actual driving behavior;
accessing pre-existing telematics data via the communication element regarding the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode;
creating a custom control based upon the collected and accessed pre-existing telematics data, wherein the custom control is not allowed to exceed a limit that is determined by collecting driving behavior data of a plurality of drivers, determining a safe operating range for driving based upon the collected driving behavior data, and basing the limit on the determined safe operating range, and storing the custom control in the memory element; and
applying the custom control to manage the self-driving behavior of the self-driving vehicle in a self-driving mode.
15. A computer system for managing a self-driving behavior of a self-driving vehicle, the computer system comprising:
a communication element configured to receive and transmit signals via a network;
a memory element configured to store information; and
a processing element electronically coupled to the communication element and the memory element and configured to perform the following:
collecting telematics data regarding an actual driving behavior of a driver in a manual driving mode;
accessing pre-existing telematics data via the communication element regarding the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode;
creating a custom control based upon the collected and accessed pre-existing telematics data, wherein the custom control is not allowed to exceed a limit that is determined by collecting driving behavior data or a plurality of drivers, determining a safe operating range for driving based upon the collected driving behavior data, and basing the limit on the determined safe operating range, and storing the custom control in the memory element; and
applying the custom control to manage the self-driving behavior of the self-driving vehicle in a self-driving mode.
16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the processing element is further configured to base an insurance rate for the self-driving vehicle upon the custom control.