Simulation of autonomous vehicle to improve safety and reliability of autonomous vehicle

A system comprising:

• a first database to store data indicating operation of at least one module within a computing device of an autonomous vehicle;
• a simulator comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• receive the stored data from the first database;
• generate, based on the received data, a simulation of the operation of the at least one module;
• identify at least one portion of the simulation that indicates a deviation between the collected data and the simulated operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• and
• analyze the at least one portion of the simulation to generate metrics for the at least one portion of the simulation, wherein the metrics can be used to avoid another deviation between the collected data and the simulated operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• and
• a second database configured to store the metrics.

A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving data collected by a computing device of an autonomous vehicle during operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• generating, based on the received data, a simulation of the operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• identifying at least one portion of the simulation that indicates a deviation between the collected data and the simulated operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• analyzing the at least one portion of the simulation to generate metrics for the at least one portion of the simulation;
• and
• transmitting the metrics to the computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to use the metrics to avoid another deviation between the collected data and the simulated operation of the autonomous vehicle.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, data collected by a computing device of an autonomous vehicle during operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• generating, by the one or more processors and based on the received data, a simulation of the operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• identifying, by the one or more processors, at least one portion of the simulation that indicates a takeover from an autopilot mode in response to generation by the computing device of an alert indicating a potential collision;
• analyzing, by the one or more processors, the at least one portion of the simulation to determine metrics indicating whether a collision would have likely occurred had the takeover not occurred;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, the metrics to the computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to use the metrics to improve accuracy of a future alert indicating another potential collision.

A system comprising:

• a first database configured to store data received from a computing device of an autonomous vehicle, wherein the stored data indicates operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• a simulator comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• receive the stored data from the database;
• generate, based on the received data, a simulation of the operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• identify at least one portion of the simulation that indicates a takeover from an autopilot mode in response to generation by the computing device of an alert indicating a potential collision;
• analyze the at least one portion of the simulation to determine metrics indicating whether a collision would have likely occurred had the takeover not occurred;
• and
• a second database configured to store the metrics.

A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving data collected by a computing device of an autonomous vehicle during operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• generating, based on the received data, a simulation of the operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• identifying at least one portion of the simulation that indicates a takeover from an autopilot mode in response to generation by the computing device of an alert indicating a potential collision;
• analyzing the at least one portion of the simulation to determine metrics indicating whether a collision would have likely occurred had the takeover not occurred;
• and
• transmitting the metrics to the computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to use the metrics to improve accuracy of a future alert indicating another potential collision.