Controlling autonomous vehicle in presence of vehicle inspection station

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• determining that an operating status of a vehicle inspection station is active;
• in response to determining that the operating status of the vehicle inspection station is active, automatically initiating a teleassist session between an autonomous vehicle control system of an autonomous vehicle and a remote teleassist system;
• in response to determining that the operating status of the vehicle inspection station is active, controlling the autonomous vehicle to arrive at an inspection location of the vehicle inspection station, for inspection of the autonomous vehicle;
• causing the autonomous vehicle to enter an inspection mode at the inspection location, for inspection of the autonomous vehicle;
• determining whether the inspection of the autonomous vehicle is complete;
• and
• in response to determining that the inspection of the autonomous vehicle is complete, releasing the autonomous vehicle from the inspection mode and controlling the autonomous vehicle to exit the vehicle inspection station.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• determining that an operating status of a vehicle inspection station is active;
• in response to determining that the operating status of the vehicle inspection station is active, controlling an autonomous vehicle to arrive at an inspection location of the vehicle inspection station;
• causing the autonomous vehicle to enter an inspection mode at the inspection location for inspection, wherein an inspection barrier is placed in front of the autonomous vehicle during the inspection;
• determining that the inspection barrier is removed from the front of the autonomous vehicle;
• and
• in response to determining that the inspection barrier is removed from the front of the autonomous vehicle, releasing the autonomous vehicle from the inspection mode and controlling the autonomous vehicle to exit the vehicle inspection station.

An autonomous vehicle control system for controlling an autonomous vehicle in an environment that includes a vehicle inspection station, the autonomous vehicle control system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the autonomous vehicle control system to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
• determining that an operating status of the vehicle inspection station is active;
• in response to determining that the operating status of the vehicle inspection station is active, controlling the autonomous vehicle to navigate to an inspection location of the vehicle inspection station;
• causing the autonomous vehicle to enter an inspection mode at the inspection location for a predetermined period of time, for inspection of the autonomous vehicle;
• determining whether the inspection of the autonomous vehicle is complete in response to the autonomous vehicle being in the inspection mode for the predetermined period of time;
• and
• in response to determining that the inspection of the autonomous vehicle is complete in response to the autonomous vehicle being in the inspection mode for the predetermined period of time, releasing the autonomous vehicle from the inspection mode and controlling the autonomous vehicle to exit the vehicle inspection station.