Driving mode decision support

A driver assistance component for providing a driving mode decision support to a user of an autonomous vehicle for a decision to select a driving mode of driving on at least one road segment, the driver assistance component being adapted to:

• receive a driver driving profile of a user;
• query segment information defining the at least one road segment, the segment information comprising at least a model driver driving profile associated with the at least one road segment;
• determine, for the at least one road segment, based on the user driver driving profile and the model driver driving profile, the driving mode decision support;
• and
• indicate the driving mode decision support to the user, the driving mode decision support including a recommended driving mode of driving on the at least one road segment.

A computer program product for providing a driving mode decision support to a user of an autonomous vehicle for a decision to select a driving mode of driving on a road segment, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer usable code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the computer usable program code executable by a least one processor to perform:
• receiving a driver driving profile of a user;
• querying segment information defining the road segment, the segment information comprising at least a model driver driving profile associated with the at least one segment;
• determining, for the road segment, based on the driver driving profile of the user and the model driver driving profile, the driving mode decision support;
• and
• indicating the driving mode decision support to the user, the driving mode decision support including a recommended driving mode of driving on the at least one road segment.