Fault injection tool for safety driver training

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving a selection of one or more vehicle operation faults from a plurality of vehicle operation faults, wherein the plurality of vehicle operation faults is configured to impact an operation of one or more vehicle systems of an autonomous vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode;
• injecting the one or more vehicle operation faults to the one or more vehicle systems of the autonomous vehicle;
• detecting one or more driver responses executed by a safety driver in response to the one or more vehicle operation faults;
• and
• determining a reaction time associated with the one or more driver responses detected to be executed by the safety driver, wherein the reaction time is a measure of time it takes the safety driver to respond to the one or more vehicle operation faults injected into the one or more vehicle systems of the autonomous vehicle.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions configured to:

• receive a selection of one or more vehicle operation faults from a plurality of vehicle operation faults, wherein the plurality of vehicle operation faults is configured to impact an operation of one or more vehicle systems of an autonomous vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode;
• inject the one or more vehicle operation faults to the one or more vehicle systems of the autonomous vehicle;
• detect one or more driver responses executed by a safety driver in response to the one or more vehicle operation faults;
• and
• determine a reaction time associated with the one or more driver responses detected to be executed by the safety driver, wherein the reaction time is a measure of time it takes the safety driver to respond to the one or more vehicle operation faults injected into the one or more vehicle systems of the autonomous vehicle.