System and method for updating map data

A method for determining a route of an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining, using a processing circuit, map data including a starting location and a destination location for an autonomous vehicle;
• determining, using the processing circuit, a plurality of travel times for a plurality of possible routes, respectively, for traveling from the starting location to the destination location;
• determine, using the processing circuit, a map age factor associated with at least a first possible route from the plurality of possible routes, wherein the map age factor represents an age of at least a portion of the map data associated with at least one segment of the first possible route;
• selecting, using the processing circuit, the first possible route as a driving route based on the plurality of travel times and the map age factor;
• modifying, using the processing circuit, a set of driving parameters for the autonomous vehicle for the at least one segment of the driving route to facilitate collection of map data within the at least one segment;
• and
• causing the autonomous vehicle to navigate based on the driving route and the modified set of driving parameters,
• wherein the driving parameters comprise a threshold acceleration and a threshold amount of time for driving in a particular lane, and wherein the modifying of the set of driving parameters comprises increasing the threshold acceleration and increasing the threshold amount of time for driving in the particular lane.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to be executed by one or more circuits of an autonomous vehicle that cause the autonomous vehicle to carry out steps that include:

• obtaining, using a processing circuit, map data including a starting location and a destination location for an autonomous vehicle;
• determining, using the processing circuit, a plurality of travel times for a plurality of possible routes, respectively, for traveling from the starting location to the destination location;
• determining, using the processing circuit, a map age factor associated with at least a first possible route from the plurality of possible routes, wherein the map age factor represents an age of at least a portion of the map data associated with at least one segment of the first possible route;
• selecting, using the processing circuit, the first possible route as a driving route based on the plurality of travel times and the map age factor;
• modifying, using the processing circuit, a set of driving parameters for the autonomous vehicle for the at least one segment of the driving route to facilitate collection of map data within the at least one segment;
• and
• causing the autonomous vehicle to navigate based on the driving route,
• wherein the driving parameters comprise a threshold acceleration and a threshold amount of time for driving in a particular lane, and wherein the modifying of the set of driving parameters comprises increasing the threshold acceleration and increasing the threshold amount of time for driving in the particular lane.