Systems and methods for managing a compromised autonomous vehicle server

A method for managing a compromised autonomous vehicle server, the method comprising:

• obtaining an indication of a first server configured to control an autonomous vehicle being compromised, the autonomous vehicle having previously been provisioned with a first public key, the first public key being paired with a first private key;
• compiling command information, the command information including a command for the autonomous vehicle and a digital certificate of a second server configured to control the autonomous vehicle in an event of the first server being compromised, the digital certificate including a second public key and being signed with the first private key, the command being signed with a second private key associated with the second server, the second private key being paired with the second public key;
• and
• wherein the autonomous vehicle is part of a fleet of autonomous vehicles such that the method is performed for an individual autonomous vehicle of the fleet of autonomous vehicles, and the command information facilitates:
• verifying, at the autonomous vehicle, the digital certificate using the first public key;
• in response to the digital certificate being verified, extracting, from the digital certificate, the second public key;
• verifying, at the autonomous vehicle, the command using the second public key;
• and
• in response to the command being verified, executing, at the autonomous vehicle, the command.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured with instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining an indication of a first server configured to control an autonomous vehicle being compromised, the autonomous vehicle having previously been provisioned with a first public key, the first public key being paired with a first private key;
• compiling command information, the command information including a command for the autonomous vehicle and a digital certificate of a second server configured to control the autonomous vehicle in an event of the first server being compromised, the digital certificate including a second public key and being signed with the first private key, the command being signed with a second private key associated with the second server, the second private key being paired with the second public key;
• and
• wherein the autonomous vehicle is part of a fleet of autonomous vehicles such that operations are performed for an individual autonomous vehicle of the fleet of autonomous vehicles, and the command information facilitates:
• verifying, at the autonomous vehicle, the digital certificate using the first public key;
• in response to the digital certificate being verified, extracting, from the digital certificate, the second public key;
• verifying, at the autonomous vehicle, the command using the second public key;
• and
• in response to the command being verified, executing, at the autonomous vehicle, the command.