Prioritization and guidance of an autonomous vehicle to a determined service provider

A method performed by a CA/AD system, comprising:

• transmitting by a transceiver, a request message to a service scheduling server remote to an SA/AD vehicle to request a service slot at a service provider to be assigned for a semi-autonomous or autonomous driving (SA/AD) vehicle to receive a service;
• receiving by the transceiver, in response to the request message, an assignment message assigning the service slot to the SA/AD vehicle;
• and
• controlling, by a vehicle control system, driving elements of the SA/AD vehicle to drive the SA/AD vehicle to the service provider to receive the service at the assigned service slot.

One or more computer-readable media containing instructions written thereon to cause a computer-aided or autonomous driving (CA/AD) system, in response to execution of the instructions, to:

• transmit by a transceiver, a request message to a service scheduling server remote to the CA/AD system to request a service slot at a service provider to be assigned for a semi-autonomous or autonomous driving (SA/AD) vehicle to receive a service;
• receive by the transceiver, in response to the request message, an assignment message assigning the service slot to the SA/AD vehicle;
• and
• control by the CA/AD system, a vehicle control system to drive elements of the SA/AD vehicle to the service provider to receive the service at the assigned service slot.

One or more computer-readable media containing instructions written thereon to cause a scheduling server, in response to execution of the instructions, to:

• receive a request from an SA/AD vehicle for assignment to a service provider for provision of a service, wherein the request includes first data related to an urgency for provision of the service and a location of the SA/AD vehicle;
• analyze the first data in conjunction with second data to determine a service provider to assign to the SA/AD vehicle, wherein the second data includes information received from a plurality of service providers related to availability of the service;
• and
• based on the analysis, direct the SA/AD vehicle to the assigned service provider for the service.