Early notification of non-autonomous area

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via a wireless network and by a computing device and from a navigation device of a vehicle, vehicle information comprising at least one of a level of autonomous vehicle implementation, driver reactions to previous early warnings of route risk, or failure to switch to manual mode when previously alerted, wherein the vehicle is configured to be operable in one or more driving modes, and wherein the one or more driving modes comprise an autonomous driving mode, a semi-autonomous driving mode, and a non-autonomous driving mode;

after receiving the vehicle information, receiving, by the computing device and from the navigation device, an indication of a travel route of the vehicle, and an intended direction of travel on a first segment of the travel route;

determining, by the computing device and based on the vehicle information and the intended direction of travel, a risk value corresponding to the first segment;

determining, by the computing device and based on the risk value, a recommended driving mode, of the one or more driving modes, that should be used when traversing the first segment, wherein the recommended driving mode differs from a current driving mode;

prior to the vehicle traversing the first segment, causing output of, to a viewable display associated with the navigation device, the travel route comprising the first segment, along with an indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment, and a notification that the recommended driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;

determining, after a predetermined time period, that a driver of the vehicle did not respond to the notification;

upon determining that the driver did not respond to the notification, automatically modifying a driving mode of the vehicle based on a preset preference, wherein modifying the driving mode includes activating a safety feature in the vehicle and switching the driving mode from the current driving mode to the recommended driving mode; and

updating at least a portion of the notification of the viewable display upon automatically modifying the driving mode, wherein the at least a portion of the notification is updated to include an additional notification indicating that an automatic driving mode modification has occurred due to the driver not responding to the notification within the predetermined time period.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing output, to the driver, an indication identifying the first segment.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, after a second predetermined time period following the notification, that the vehicle is operating in the autonomous driving mode; and

notify a third party that the vehicle continued operating in the autonomous driving mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing output of the notification comprises causing generation of an audio notification or a visual notification proximate to the driver.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining a level of autonomous vehicle implementation corresponding to an indicated vehicle control mode and wherein a first party liability is based at least in part on the level.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the level of autonomous vehicle implementation comprises the non-autonomous driving mode, the semi-autonomous driving mode, or the fully autonomous driving mode.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing output, to the driver, of the notification is performed when the vehicle is approaching the first segment.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the preset preference for modifying the driving mode of the vehicle is based on driver characteristics and preferences for responsive actions in one or more circumstances.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the driving mode of the vehicle based on the preset preference further comprises:

modifying the travel route to avoid the first segment, causing the vehicle to slow down, causing pretension of seat belts, causing control of the vehicle to be passed to another driver remotely, or causing engagement of additional analysis of the first segment.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a first indication that an incident has occurred involving the vehicle on the travel route;

receiving a second indication that the driver of the vehicle had been alerted to switch to a manual driving mode prior to the incident;

determining that the vehicle was not operating in the manual driving mode during the incident;

determining that the driver is at least partially liable, based at least in part on a determination that the vehicle was not operating in the manual driving mode during the incident; and

causing an increase in an insurance cost associated with the driver.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, via a wireless network and by a computing device and from a navigation device of a vehicle, vehicle information comprising at least one of a level of autonomous vehicle implementation, driver reactions to previous early warnings of route risk, or failure to switch to manual mode when previously alerted, wherein the vehicle is configured to be operable in one or more driving modes, and wherein the one or more driving modes comprise an autonomous driving mode, a semi-autonomous driving mode, and a non-autonomous driving mode;

after receiving the vehicle information, receiving, by the computing device and from the navigation device, an indication of a travel route of the vehicle, and an intended direction of travel on a first segment of the travel route;

determining, by the computing device and based on the vehicle information and the intended direction of travel, a risk value corresponding to the first segment;

determining, based on the risk value corresponding to the first segment, that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;

prior to the vehicle traversing the first segment, causing output of, to a viewable display associated with the navigation device, the travel route comprising the first segment, along with an indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment, and a notification that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;

determining, after a predetermined time period, that a driver of the vehicle did not respond to the notification; and

upon determining that the driver did not respond to the notification, activating a vehicle safety mode based on a preset preference, wherein activating the vehicle safety mode includes activating a safety feature in the vehicle and switching a current driving mode to the non-autonomous driving mode; and

updating at least a portion of the notification of the viewable display upon activating the vehicle safety mode, wherein the at least a portion of the notification is updated to include an additional notification indicating that the vehicle safety mode was activated due to the driver not responding to the notification within the predetermined time period.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment is responsive to determining, for the first segment, that the non-autonomous driving mode provides less accident risk than the autonomous driving mode.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining that the non-autonomous driving mode provides less accident risk than the autonomous driving mode is based on accident information, geographic information and vehicle operation information associated with the first segment.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device and from the navigation device after a second predetermined time period following the notification, an indication of the current driving mode, of the one or more driving modes, associated with the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determining that the driver did not respond to the notification comprises determining that the driver has not taken manual control of the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

causing an increase in an insurance cost associated with the driver based on determining that the driver did not respond to the notification.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions; and

a memory storing the computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive, via a wireless network and by a computing device and from a navigation device of a vehicle, vehicle information comprising at least one of a level of autonomous vehicle implementation, driver reactions to previous early warnings of route risk, or failure to switch to manual mode when previously alerted, wherein the vehicle is configured to be operable in an autonomous driving mode or a non-autonomous driving mode;

after receiving the vehicle information, receive, by the computing device and from the navigation device, an indication of an intended direction of travel of the vehicle on a travel route, wherein the travel route comprises a first segment;

determine, by the computing device and based on the vehicle information and the intended direction of the travel, a risk value corresponding to the first segment;

determine, based on the risk value corresponding to the first segment, that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;

prior to the vehicle traversing the first segment, cause output of, to a viewable display associated with the navigation device, the travel route comprising the first segment, along with an indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment, and a notification that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment;

determine, after a predetermined period, that a driver of the vehicle did not respond to the notification;

upon determining that the driver did not respond to the notification, automatically modify a driving mode of the vehicle based on a preset preference, wherein modifying the driving mode includes activating a safety feature in the vehicle and switching the driving mode to the non-autonomous driving mode; and

update at least a portion of the notification of the viewable display upon automatically modifying the driving mode, wherein the at least a portion of the notification is updated to include an additional notification indicating that the driving mode has been switched to the non-autonomous driving mode due to the driver not responding to the notification within the predetermined period.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the determining that the non-autonomous driving mode should be used when traversing the first segment is responsive to determining, for the first segment, that the non-autonomous driving mode provides less risk of an accident than the autonomous driving mode.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

cause an increase in an insurance cost associated with the driver based on determining that the driver did not respond to the notification.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

determine that an incident involving the vehicle has occurred while the vehicle was traversing the first segment;

determine that the driver of the vehicle is liable for at least a portion of a loss associated with the incident, based at least in part on the determination that the driver did not respond to the notification; and

output an indication of a determination of driver liability.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the risk value corresponding to the first segment comprises an indication of a route risk category corresponding to the first segment, wherein the route risk category comprises one of low, medium and high risk.