Detecting and responding to autonomous vehicle incidents

A computer system configured to detect and respond to an autonomous vehicle collision, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more transceivers adapted to communicate with a plurality of components associated with autonomous operation features of the autonomous vehicle;
• and
• a non-transitory 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:
• monitor operation of an autonomous vehicle by receiving, via the one or more transceivers, and processing operating data associated with the plurality of autonomous operation features while the autonomous vehicle is operating;
• identify an unusual condition in the operating data, such unusual condition indicative of a likelihood of an incident occurring during operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• cause one or more sensors to activate and further to obtain additional operating data;
• determine that a collision has occurred based upon a portion of the operating data associated with the unusual condition and the additional operating data;
• determine a response to the collision based upon the received operating data and the additional operating data;
• and
• cause the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined response.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions, that when executed cause one or more processors to:

• monitor operation of an autonomous vehicle by receiving, via one or more transceivers, and processing operating data associated with the plurality of autonomous operation features while the autonomous vehicle is operating;
• identify an unusual condition in the operating data, such unusual condition indicative of a likelihood of an incident occurring during operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• cause one or more sensors to be activated and further to obtain additional operating data;
• determine that a collision has occurred based upon a portion of the operating data associated with the unusual condition and the additional operating data;
• determine a response to the collision based upon the received operating data and the additional operating data;
• and
• cause the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined response.