Autonomous vehicle fleet service and system

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• capturing sensor data of an environment using a sensor of a vehicle;
• calculating, based at least in part on the sensor data, a trajectory of the vehicle;
• detecting an object in the environment;
• generating a predicted object path of the object in the environment;
• determining, based at least in part on the trajectory of the vehicle and the predicted object path, that the vehicle is incapable of avoiding a predicted impact with the object;
• calculating, based at least in part on the trajectory of the vehicle and the predicted object path, a predicted point of impact of the object with the vehicle, the predicted point of impact associated with a predicted impact time, the predicted point of impact associated with a first safety system;
• determining a time to maneuver the vehicle to re-position the predicted point of impact to coincide with a preferred point of impact is less than the predicted impact time, the preferred point of impact associated with a second safety system;
• and
• causing the vehicle to maneuver based at least in part on the time to maneuver the vehicle being less than the predicted impact time and the preferred point of impact.

A vehicle comprising:

• a sensor disposed on the vehicle and operative to generate sensor data representative of an environment of the vehicle;
• a plurality of safety systems;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the vehicle to perform operations comprising:
• calculating, based at least in part on the sensor data, a trajectory of the vehicle;
• detecting an object in the environment;
• generating a predicted object path of the object in the environment;
• determining, based at least in part on the trajectory of the vehicle and the predicted object path, that the vehicle is incapable of avoiding a predicted impact with the object;
• determining, based at least in part on the trajectory of the vehicle and the predicted object path, a predicted point of impact between the object and the vehicle, the predicted point of impact associated with a first safety system;
• identifying a preferred point of impact, the preferred point of impact associated with a second safety system;
• and
• causing the vehicle to maneuver based at least in part on the preferred point of impact with the object.