Managing self-driving behavior of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle based upon actual driving behavior of driver

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, wherein collecting telematics data involves using one or more sensors to measure the actual driving behavior, and wherein the actual driving behavior includes acceleration, deceleration, lane-changing, speed of cornering, and following distance;
• accessing pre-existing telematics data via the communication element regarding the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode;
• combining the collected telematics data and the accessed pre-existing telematics data, and storing the combined collected and accessed pre-existing telematics data in the memory element;
• creating a custom control based upon the combined 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;
• applying the custom control to manage the self-driving behavior of the self-driving vehicle in a self-driving mode;
• continuing to collect additional telematics data regarding the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode, and storing the collected additional telematics data in the memory element;
• and
• adjusting custom control based upon the collected additional telematics data.

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, wherein collecting telematics data involves using one or more sensors to measure the actual driving behavior, and wherein the actual driving behavior includes acceleration, deceleration, lane-changing, speed of cornering, and following distance;
• accessing pre-existing telematics data via the communication element regarding the actual driving behavior of the driver in the manual driving mode;
• combining the collected telematics data and the accessed pre-existing telematics data, and storing the combined collected and accessed pre-existing telematics data in the memory element;
• creating a custom control based upon the combined 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;
• applying the custom control to manage the self-driving behavior of the self-driving vehicle in a self-driving mode;
• and
• basing an insurance rate for the self-driving vehicle upon the custom control.