Measuring operator readiness and readiness testing triggering in an autonomous vehicle

A system configured to determine whether to transition vehicle control of a vehicle between autonomous operation and another mode of operation that is not the autonomous operation, the system configured to couple with the vehicle, the system comprising:

• a user interface configured to provide an interface between the system and a vehicle operator to gauge responsiveness of vehicle operator;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• present, while the vehicle is being controlled through the autonomous operation, through the user interface, a challenge to the vehicle operator to gauge the responsiveness of the vehicle operator, wherein the challenge corresponds to an expected response by the vehicle operator, wherein the expected response is a particular interaction by the vehicle operator with the user interface, and wherein continued control of the vehicle through the autonomous operation requires the vehicle operator to provide a response to the challenge that matches the expected response;
• detect whether the vehicle operator provides, through the user interface, the response to the challenge that matches the expected response, wherein detection is based on an interaction between the vehicle operator and the user interface;
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• determine whether to effectuate continued autonomous operation of the vehicle or to effectuate a transition of the vehicle control to another mode of operation that is not the autonomous operation, wherein the determination is based on the detection.