Offroad travel assistance system for a vehicle

A vehicle comprising an offroad travel assistance system the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing a user vehicle configuration evaluation module including computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
• determine if user vehicle configuration information describing the user vehicle is consistent with ride information similar to the user vehicle configuration information and describing a traversal of an offroad trail by a reference vehicle;
• responsive to a determination that the user vehicle configuration information is not consistent with the ride information, control at least one portion of the user vehicle so as to autonomously prevent manual operation of the user vehicle to traverse the offroad trail;
• responsive to a determination that the user vehicle configuration information is consistent with the ride information:
• determine if the reference vehicle encountered, during traversal of the offroad trail, a special condition which may require that supplemental vehicle system(s) and/or component(s) be installed in the user vehicle to enable the user vehicle to traverse the offroad trail;
• responsive to a determination that the reference vehicle encountered a special condition during traversal of the offroad trail, determine if the user vehicle is currently configured to traverse the offroad trail with regard to the special condition;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the user vehicle is not currently configured to traverse the offroad trail with regard to the special condition, check for user vehicle-compatible supplemental equipment that may be added to the user vehicle to facilitate trail traversal without damage.

A method of controlling operation of a user vehicle, the method comprising steps of:

• determining if user vehicle configuration information describing the user vehicle is consistent with ride information similar to the user vehicle configuration information and describing a traversal of an offroad trail by a reference vehicle;
• responsive to a determination that the user vehicle configuration information is not consistent with the ride information, autonomously controlling at least one portion of the user vehicle so as to prevent operation of the user vehicle to traverse the offroad trail;
• responsive to a determination that the user vehicle configuration information is consistent with the ride information, determining if the reference vehicle encountered, during traversal of the offroad trail, a special condition which may require that supplemental vehicle system(s) and/or component(s) be installed in the vehicle to enable the vehicle to traverse the offroad trail;
• responsive to a determination that the reference vehicle encountered a special condition during traversal of the offroad trail, determining if the user vehicle is currently configured to traverse the offroad trail with regard to the special condition;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the user vehicle is not currently configured to traverse the offroad trail with regard to the special condition, checking for user vehicle-compatible supplemental equipment that may be added to the user vehicle to facilitate trail traversal without damage.