Systems and methods for implementing an autonomous vehicle response to sensor failure

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer system of an autonomous vehicle (AV), information from a set of two or more sensors of the AV;
• determining, by the computer system and based on the received information, that a level of confidence of the received information from at least one sensor of a first subset of the set of two or more sensors is less than a first threshold;
• in response to determining that the level of confidence of the received information from the at least one sensor of the first subset of sensors is less than the first threshold, determining, by the computer system, whether to adjust a driving function of the AV based on a number of sensors in the first subset of sensors or a number of sensors in a second subset of sensors that excludes the first subset of sensors;
• and
• in accordance with the determination to adjust the driving function, causing, by the computer system, the driving function to be adjusted.

A vehicle comprising:

• a set of two or more sensors;
• one or more processors;
• memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving information from the set of two or more sensors;
• determining, based on the received information, that a level of confidence of the received information from at least one sensor of a first subset of the set of two or more sensors is less than a first threshold;
• in response to determining that the level of confidence of the received information from the at least one sensor of the first subset of sensors is less than the first threshold,
• determining whether to adjust a driving function of the vehicle based on a number of sensors in the first subset of sensors or a number of sensors in a second subset of sensors that excludes the first subset of sensors;
• and
• in accordance with the determination to adjust the driving function, causing the driving function to be adjusted.

A vehicle comprising:

• a set of two or more sensors;
• one or more processors;
• memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving information from the set of two or more sensors;
• determining, based on the received information, that a level of confidence of the received information from at least one sensor of a first subset of the set of two or more sensors is less than a first threshold;
• in response to determining that the level of confidence of the received information from the at least one sensor of the first subset of sensors is less than the first threshold,
• determining whether to adjust a driving function of the vehicle based on a number of sensors in the first subset of sensors or a number of sensors in a second subset of sensors that excludes the first subset of sensors;
• and
• in accordance with the determination to adjust the driving function, causing the driving function to be adjusted.