Methods and systems for using remote assistance to maneuver an autonomous vehicle to a location

A system for providing remote assistance to an autonomous vehicle comprising:

• a computing device positioned remotely from the autonomous vehicle and configured to:
• receive a request for assistance and sensor data from the autonomous vehicle operating in an environment, wherein the request indicates the autonomous vehicle is stopped at a first location and specifies one or more navigation options for enabling the autonomous vehicle to navigate from the first location to a second location, wherein the one or more navigation options are determined locally by the autonomous vehicle and includes at least one navigation option that involves performing one or more maneuver techniques that requires operator approval prior to execution, and wherein the sensor data represents the environment from a perspective of the vehicle;
• responsive to receiving the request for assistance, display a graphical user interface (GUI) that conveys each navigation option as a virtual path displayed on top of the sensor data that represents the environment from the perspective of the vehicle, wherein a virtual path for the at least one navigation option is displayed with an indication representing the one or more maneuver techniques that require operator approval prior to execution;
• and
• based on detecting a selection of a particular navigation option from the one or more navigation options, transmit, to the autonomous vehicle, instructions to perform the particular navigation option, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to navigate from the first location to the second location by performing the particular navigation option while monitoring for one or more changes in the environment.

A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions for providing remote assistance to an autonomous vehicle, that when executed by a computing device positioned remotely from the autonomous vehicle, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request for assistance and sensor data from the autonomous vehicle operating in an environment, wherein the request indicates the autonomous vehicle is stopped at a first location and specifies one or more navigation options for enabling the autonomous vehicle to navigate from the first location to a second location, wherein the one or more navigation options are determined locally by the autonomous vehicle and includes at least one navigation option that involves performing one or more maneuver techniques that requires operator approval prior to execution, and wherein the sensor data represents the environment from a perspective of the vehicle;
• responsive to receiving the request for assistance, displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) that conveys each more navigation option as a virtual path displayed on top of the sensor data that represents the environment from the perspective of the vehicle, wherein a virtual path for the at least one navigation option is displayed with an indication representing the one or more maneuver techniques that require operator approval prior to execution;
• and
• based on detecting a selection of a particular navigation option from the one or more navigation options, transmitting, to the autonomous vehicle, instructions to perform the particular navigation option, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to navigate from the first location to the second location by performing the particular navigation option while monitoring for one or more changes in the environment.