Methods and apparatus for the performance of autonomous vehicle diagnostics testing

Logic encoded in one or more tangible non-transitory, computer-readable media for execution and when executed operable to:

• identify at least a first vehicle which is to be commanded to perform at least one diagnostics test;
• provide a remote diagnostics command to the first vehicle, the remote diagnostics command configured to cause the vehicle to generate a command to cause the first vehicle to perform at least a first diagnostics test, wherein the first diagnostics test is performed by the first vehicle on at least a first system included on the first vehicle, wherein the at least first system includes a clearing and cleaning system;
• monitor the first vehicle during the first diagnostics test;
• obtain diagnostics data from the first vehicle, the diagnostics data being associated with the first diagnostics test;
• and
• process the diagnostics data to generate diagnostics.

A method comprising:

• identifying at least a first vehicle which is to be commanded to perform at least one diagnostics test, the first vehicle including at least a first system and at least a first sensor,
• wherein the at least first system is a clearing and cleaning system configured to clear and clean the at least first sensor;
• causing the first vehicle to perform at least a first diagnostics test when the first vehicle is in a diagnostics mode, wherein the first diagnostics test is performed by the first vehicle on the at least first system, wherein causing the first vehicle to perform the first diagnostics test includes providing a command to the vehicle, wherein the command causes the vehicle to generate a command to perform the first diagnostics test on the at least first system;
• monitoring the first vehicle while the first vehicle performs the first diagnostics test on the at least first system, wherein the first vehicle generates diagnostics data while the first vehicle performs the first diagnostics test on the at least first system;
• obtaining diagnostics data from the first vehicle, the diagnostics data being associated with the first diagnostics test;
• and
• processing the diagnostics data to generate diagnostics.