Autonomous vehicle collision risk assessment

A computer system for evaluating effectiveness of one or more autonomous operation features in assisting a vehicle operator in controlling a vehicle, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more communication modules adapted to communicate data;
• one or more test units configured to simultaneously test a plurality of autonomous operation features and to generate test results for the plurality of autonomous operation features including a plurality of versions of computer-readable instructions of at least one of the one or more autonomous operation features of the vehicle, wherein the test units generate the test results as control commands generated by the one or more autonomous operation features of the test units in response to test sensor data that simulates sensor data for an autonomous vehicle operating under a plurality of operating conditions within a virtual test environment, and wherein the test results are communicated to the one or more processors via the one or more communication modules;
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• 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:
• receive information regarding the one or more autonomous operation features of the vehicle, the information identifying the one or more autonomous operation features of the vehicle, including an indication of a current version of the plurality of versions of the at least one of the one or more autonomous operation features, and the information including one or more of the following:
• a type and version of the autonomous operation feature, an operation of the autonomous operation feature, a type and version of autonomous operation feature control software, or settings of the autonomous operation feature;
• receive information regarding the vehicle operator indicating prior vehicle usage by the vehicle operator from a database;
• determine a plurality of collision risk levels associated with autonomous operation of the vehicle under the plurality of operating conditions based upon the information regarding the one or more autonomous operation features and the test results generated by the one or more test units, including a plurality of collision risk levels associated with the plurality of versions of the at least one of the one or more autonomous operation features;
• determine a plurality of expected use levels of the vehicle, wherein the expected use levels are associated with the plurality of operating conditions and wherein the expected use levels are determined based upon operating data recorded in a vehicle data log by one or more on-board computers during previous operation of one or more vehicles by the vehicle operator, such operating data including both entries in the vehicle data log storing data indicating usage of at least one autonomous operation feature from the one or more on-board computers and entries in the vehicle data log storing data indicating sensor data indicative of environmental conditions generated by one or more sensors installed in the vehicle during the previous operation;
• determine an operator collision-risk profile associated with vehicle operation by the vehicle operator;
• determine a total collision risk level associated with operation of the vehicle based at least in part upon the determined plurality of collision risk levels, the determined expected use levels, and the determined operator collision-risk profile;
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• cause one or more of the following actions to be performed based upon the determined total collision risk level:
• adjust an insurance policy associated with the vehicle, determine a coverage level associated with the insurance policy, present information regarding the determined total collision risk level to a reviewer via a display of a reviewer computing device to verify the determined total collision risk level, or present the determination to a customer via a display of a customer computing device for review of an adjustment to the insurance policy associated with the vehicle.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for evaluating effectiveness of one or more autonomous operation features in assisting a vehicle operator in controlling a vehicle that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• generate test results for a plurality of autonomous operation features including a plurality of versions of computer-readable instructions of at least one of the one or more autonomous operation features of the vehicle using one or more test units configured to simultaneously test the plurality of autonomous operation features, wherein the test units generate the test results as control commands generated by the one or more autonomous operation features of the test units in response to test sensor data that simulates sensor data for an autonomous vehicle operating under a plurality of operating conditions within a virtual test environment;
• receive information regarding the one or more autonomous operation features of the vehicle, the information identifying the one or more autonomous operation features of the vehicle, including an indication of a current version of the plurality of versions of the at least one of the one or more autonomous operation features, and the information including one or more of the following:
• a type and version of the autonomous operation feature, an operation of the autonomous operation feature, a type and version of autonomous operation feature control software, or settings of the autonomous operation feature;
• receive information regarding the vehicle operator indicating prior vehicle usage by the vehicle operator from a database;
• determine a plurality of collision risk levels associated with autonomous operation of the vehicle under the plurality of operating conditions based upon the information regarding the one or more autonomous operation features and the test results generated by the one or more test units, including a plurality of collision risk levels associated with the plurality of versions of the at least one of the one or more autonomous operation features;
• determine a plurality of expected use levels of the vehicle, wherein the expected use levels are associated with the plurality of operating conditions and wherein the expected use levels are determined based upon operating data recorded in a vehicle data log by one or more on-board computers during previous operation of one or more vehicles by the vehicle operator, such operating data including both entries in the vehicle data log storing data indicating usage of at least one autonomous operation feature from the one or more on-board computers and entries in the vehicle data log storing data indicating sensor data indicative of environmental conditions generated by one or more sensors installed in the vehicle during the previous operation;
• determine an operator collision-risk profile associated with vehicle operation by the vehicle operator;
• determine a total collision risk level associated with operation of the vehicle based at least in part upon the determined plurality of collision risk levels, the determined expected use levels, and the determined operator collision-risk profile;
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• cause one or more of the following actions to be performed based upon the determined total collision risk level:
• adjust an insurance policy associated with the vehicle, determine a coverage level associated with the insurance policy, present information regarding the determined total collision risk level to a reviewer via a display of a reviewer computing device to verify the determined total collision risk level, or present the determination to a customer via a display of a customer computing device for review of an adjustment to the insurance policy associated with the vehicle.