Autonomous vehicle routing during emergencies

A computer system for automatically routing a vehicle capable of autonomous operation, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a map database communicatively connected to the one or more processors and storing map data including one or more suitability scores for each of a plurality of road segments indicating the road segment's suitability for autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle operation;
• and
• 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 an indication of an emergency condition;
• determine a target location to which to route the vehicle, wherein the target location is associated with emergency assistance;
• determine a route to the target location using the map data of the map database, wherein the route includes only road segments meeting a minimum safety rating for fully autonomous vehicle operation, wherein the minimum safety rating of the road segments is associated with a risk level for fully autonomous operation of the vehicle below a risk threshold;
• and
• cause a vehicle control system of the vehicle to operate the vehicle along the determined route to the target location.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for automatically routing a vehicle capable of autonomous operation that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• receive an indication of an emergency condition;
• determine a target location to which to route the vehicle, wherein the target location is associated with emergency assistance;
• determine a route to the target location using map data from a map database storing information regarding a plurality of road segments, wherein the route includes only road segments meeting a minimum safety rating for fully autonomous vehicle operation, wherein the minimum safety rating of the road segments is associated with a risk level for fully autonomous operation of the vehicle below a risk threshold;
• and
• cause a vehicle control system of the vehicle to operate the vehicle along the determined route to the target location.