Driver re-engagement system

An electronic device for re-engaging a disengaged operator of a vehicle having one or more autonomous features, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate data via at least one network connection;
• a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to interface with the transceiver and the memory, and configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to:
• receive, at a first vehicle in an autonomous mode, an indication that a nearby second vehicle is operating in a manual mode,
• wherein the first vehicle and the second vehicle are part of a vehicle network in which signals may be transmitted and received between vehicles;
• trigger an alert to an operator or passenger of the first vehicle operating in the autonomous mode, the alert indicating that the second vehicle is operating in the manual mode, and the alert including a notification, provided via a user interface, of an option to switch the first vehicle from an autonomous mode to a manual mode;
• receive an indication of a selection, via the user interface, by the operator or passenger of the first vehicle, of the option included in the alert to switch the first vehicle from the autonomous mode to the manual mode;
• switch the first vehicle from operating in the autonomous mode to operating in the manual mode in response to the selection by the operator or passenger of the first vehicle;
• and
• in response to the switching of the first vehicle from operating in the autonomous mode to operating in the manual mode, cease the alert.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, executable by a processor, for re-engaging a disengaged operator of a vehicle having one or more autonomous features, the instructions comprising:

• receiving, within a first vehicle operating in an autonomous mode, an indication that a nearby second vehicle is operating in a manual mode,
• wherein the first vehicle and the second vehicle are part of a vehicle network in which signals may be transmitted and received between vehicles;
• triggering an alert to an operator or passenger of the first vehicle operating in the autonomous mode, the alert indicating that the second vehicle is operating in the manual mode, and the alert including a notification, provided via a user interface, of an option to switch the first vehicle from an autonomous mode to a manual mode;
• receiving an indication of a selection, via the user interface, by the operator or passenger of the first vehicle, of the option included in the alert to switch the first vehicle from the autonomous mode to the manual mode;
• switching the first vehicle from operating in the autonomous mode to operating in the manual mode in response to the selection by the operator or passenger of the first vehicle and
• in response to the switching of the first vehicle from operating in the autonomous mode to operating in the manual mode, ceasing the alert.