Vehicle safety operation manager for driver assistance functions

An apparatus for managing operation of a vehicle, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors and storing processor-executable code that, when executed by the one or more processors, is configured to cause the apparatus to:
• detect, while the vehicle is operating, an assistance condition that triggers activation of one or more assistance components of a set of assistance components associated with a driver assistance system, the vehicle having been retrofitted to include an autonomous driving system;
• determine whether the autonomous driving system satisfies a respective safety condition associated with each of the one or more assistance components without activation of the one or more assistance components;
• and
• prevent the one or more assistance components from activating in accordance with determining the autonomous driving system satisfies the safety condition.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon for managing operation of a vehicle, the program code executed by one or more processors and comprising:

• program code to detect, while the vehicle is operating, an assistance condition that triggers activation of one or more assistance components of a set of assistance components associated with a driver assistance system, the vehicle having been retrofitted to include an autonomous driving system;
• program code to determine whether the autonomous driving system satisfies a respective safety condition associated with each of the one or more assistance components without activation of the one or more assistance components;
• and
• program code to prevent the one or more assistance components from activating in accordance with determining the autonomous driving system satisfies the safety condition.