Systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles

A method for operating a self-driving vehicle within an environment comprising one or more pre-defined zones, each pre-defined zone being associated with one or more vehicle safety profiles defining at least one or more travel parameters, the self-driving vehicle comprising a vehicle processor, the method comprising operating the vehicle processor to:

• determine an initial position of the vehicle using a first vehicle localization method;
• evaluate whether the initial position is within a pre-defined zone of the one or more pre-defined zones;
• in response to determining the initial position is within the pre-defined zone:
• determine an initial safety performance level of a sensing system operated to conduct the first vehicle localization method;
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• evaluate whether the initial safety performance level associated with the sensing system complies with a required safety performance level of the pre-defined zone;
• in response to determining that the initial safety performance level does not comply with the required safety performance level, initiate a second vehicle localization method to identify an enhanced position of the self-driving vehicle, the second vehicle localization method being operable to enhance an accuracy of the initial position identified by the first vehicle localization method and the second vehicle localization method being associated with a safety performance level that is one of equal to the initial safety performance level or a higher safety performance level;
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• operate the self-driving vehicle according to one or more vehicle operating attributes compliant with the environment in which the self-driving vehicle is located, wherein the self-driving vehicle is operated according to the one or more vehicle operating attributes of the associated vehicle safety profile when located within the pre-defined zone.