Systems and methods for disengaging or engaging autonomy remotely

A method comprising:

• receiving a request from a remote computing system for a vehicle to transition between a first state and a second state, the first state associated with an active autonomous function and the second state associated with an inactive autonomous function;
• determining whether the request is valid;
• determining whether a set of safety criteria associated with the vehicle are met;
• upon determining that the disengage request is valid and the set of safety criteria are met, causing the vehicle to transition between the first and second states;
• and
• sending a message to the remote computing system indicating whether the vehicle transitioned between the first and second states.

A non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request from a remote computing system for a vehicle to transition between a first state and a second state, the first state associated with an active autonomous function and the second state associated with an inactive autonomous function;
• determining whether the request is valid;
• determining whether a set of safety criteria associated with the vehicle are met;
• upon determining that the disengage request is valid and the set of safety criteria are met, causing the vehicle to transition between the first and second states;
• and
• sending a message to the remote computing system indicating whether the vehicle transitioned between the first and second states.