Autonomous communication feature use and insurance pricing

A computer system for assessing collision risk of autonomous vehicle operation, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a program memory coupled to the one or more processors storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer system to:
• receive, over a network, autonomous operation data associated with autonomous operation of a vehicle under a plurality of operating environments;
• determine a plurality of autonomous communication levels associated with a plurality of expected use levels of a plurality of types of autonomous communication capabilities of the vehicle, the plurality of autonomous communication levels indicating a proportion of other vehicles in the plurality of operating environments that exhibit the plurality of types of autonomous communication capabilities and at least one of frequency or quality of autonomous communications between the vehicle and the other vehicles;
• identify test results stored in the computer system, the test results associated with a plurality of autonomous communication tests associated with one or more of the plurality of types of autonomous communication capabilities and one or more of the plurality of operating environments;
• determine a total collision risk level associated with the autonomous operation of the vehicle based at least in part upon the plurality of autonomous communication levels and the test results;
• and
• communicate autonomous information to the vehicle regarding the total collision risk level to cause one or more actions to be performed based upon the total collision risk level, the autonomous information causing at least partially autonomous operation of the vehicle to assist in operation of the vehicle.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for assessing collision risk of autonomous vehicle operation that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• receive, over a network, autonomous operation data associated with autonomous operation of a vehicle under a plurality of operating environments;
• based upon the autonomous operation data, determine a plurality of autonomous communication levels associated with a plurality of expected use levels of a plurality of types of autonomous communication capabilities of the vehicle, the plurality of autonomous communication levels indicating a proportion of other vehicles in the plurality of operating environments that exhibit the plurality of types of autonomous communication capabilities and at least one of frequency or quality of autonomous communications between the vehicle and the other vehicles;
• identify test results stored by the computer system, the test results associated with a plurality of autonomous communication tests associated with one or more of the plurality of types of autonomous communication capabilities and one or more of the plurality of operating environments;
• determine a total collision risk level associated with the autonomous operation of the vehicle based at least in part upon the plurality of autonomous communication levels and the test results;
• and
• communicate autonomous information to the vehicle regarding the total collision risk level to cause one or more actions to be performed based upon the total collision risk level, the autonomous information causing at least partially autonomous operation of the vehicle to assist in operation of the vehicle.