Optimizing performance of autonomous vehicles

An autonomous vehicle (AV) configuration device in an AV for optimizing performance of the AV, the AV configuration device comprising:

• circuitry configured to:
• acquire information pertaining to a route to be traversed by the AV for a ride, a type of a road included in the route, a real-time location of the AV, a time of travel, a duration of the ride along the route, and a weather condition at the time of travel;
• select, from a set of configurations associated with the AV, a first configuration to operate at least a speed controller that controls and limits a speed of the AV and an air conditioner of the AV, wherein the first configuration is selected based on the acquired information acquired pertaining the route to be traversed by the AV for the ride, the type of the road included in the route, the real-time location of the AV, the time of travel, the duration of the ride along the route, and the weather condition at the time of travel;
• and
• configure the speed controller and the air conditioner based on the selected first configuration, wherein a power consumed by the speed controller and the air conditioner operating at the first configuration is reduced relative to a power consumed by the speed controller and the air conditioner operating at a second configuration in the set of configurations.

A method for optimizing performance of an autonomous vehicle (AV), the method comprising:

• acquiring, by a server in communication with the AV, information pertaining to a route to be traversed by the AV for a ride, a type of a road included in the route, a real-time location of the AV, a time of travel, a type of weather at the time of travel, a duration of the ride along the route, and an amount of daylight at the time of travel;
• selecting, by the server, from a set of configurations associated with the AV, a first configuration to operate at least a speed controller that controls and limits a speed of the AV and an air conditioner of the AV, wherein the first configuration is selected based on the information acquired pertaining the route to be traversed by the AV for the ride, the type of the road included in the route, the real-time location of the AV, the time of travel, the duration of the ride along the route, and the weather condition at the time of travel;
• and
• transmitting, by the server, the selected first configuration to an AV configuration device of the AV, wherein the speed controller and the air conditioner are configured to operate at the selected first configuration by the AV configuration device, and wherein a power consumed by the speed controller and the air conditioner operating at the first configuration is reduced relative to a power consumed by the speed controller and the air conditioner operating at a second configuration in the set of configurations.