# US 2025/0095486 A1 · Generating Virtual Reality (VR) Alerts for Challenging Streets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0095486 A1 - Document ID: US20250095486A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/970,136 - Filed: 2024-12-05 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-07-01 - Assignees: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - Applicants: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - Inventors: Aaron Williams; Joseph Robert Brannan; John Donovan; Brian N. Harvey - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250095486A1 ## CPC - G08G 1/0967: Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits (transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) - G08G 1/0969: having a display in the form of a map - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract The following relates generally to providing virtual reality (VR) alerts to a driver of an autonomous vehicle. For example, a vehicle may be driving autonomously while the driver is watching a VR movie (e.g., on a pair of VR goggles); the driver may then receive a VR alert recommending that the driver take control of the vehicle (e.g., switch the vehicle from autonomous to manual mode). The following also relates to generating a VR feed for presenting real-time road conditions so that a user may preview a road segment. The following also relates to generating a VR feed corresponding to an event (e.g., a vehicle collision, a crime, a weather event, and/or a natural disaster). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for providing virtual reality (VR) alerts to a driver of an autonomous vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, via one or more processors, an indication that a driver of a vehicle is accessing a VR feed on a VR display, wherein the VR feed comprises a VR movie or a VR video game; receiving, via the one or more processors, an indication that the vehicle is driving in an autonomous mode; and providing, via the one or more processors, a VR alert to the driver by (i) stopping the VR feed, and (ii) displaying the VR alert on the VR display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing the VR alert comprises, via the one or more processors, overlaying the VR alert onto the VR feed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the VR alert comprises an indication that the driver should take control of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the VR alert comprises an indication of a distance to an upcoming area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: providing the VR alert comprises presenting, via the one or more processors, a request to the driver to receive training for traversing an upcoming area; and the computer-implemented method further comprises: in response to the driver accepting the request to receive the training, providing, via the one or more processors, the training for traversing the upcoming area on the VR display. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the VR alert is color coded based upon a distance to an upcoming area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the VR feed comprises the VR video game. ### Claim 8 A computer system configured to provide virtual reality (VR) alerts to a driver of an autonomous vehicle, the computer system comprising one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors configured to: receive an indication that a driver of a vehicle is accessing a VR feed on a VR display, wherein the VR feed comprises a VR movie or a VR video game; receive an indication that the vehicle is driving in an autonomous mode; and provide a VR alert to the driver by (i) stopping the VR feed, and (ii) displaying the VR alert on the VR display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein providing the VR alert comprises overlaying the VR alert onto the VR feed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the VR alert comprises an indication that the driver should take control of the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the VR alert comprises an indication of a distance to an upcoming area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein: providing the VR alert comprises presenting a request to the driver to receive training for traversing an upcoming area; and the one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors are further configured to: in response to the driver accepting the request to receive the training, provide the training for traversing the upcoming area on the VR display. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the VR alert is color coded based upon a distance to an upcoming area. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the VR feed comprises the VR movie. ### Claim 15 A computer device for providing virtual reality (VR) alerts to a driver of an autonomous vehicle, the computer device comprising: one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory memories coupled to the one or more processors; the one or more non-transitory memories including computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive an indication that a driver of a vehicle is accessing a VR feed on a VR display, wherein the VR feed comprises a VR movie or a VR video game; receive an indication that the vehicle is driving in an autonomous mode; and provide a VR alert to the driver by (i) stopping the VR feed, and (ii) displaying the VR alert on the VR display. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer device of claim 15, wherein providing the VR alert comprises overlaying the VR alert onto the VR feed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer device of claim 15, wherein the VR alert comprises an indication that the driver should take control of the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer device of claim 15, wherein the VR alert comprises an indication of a distance to an upcoming area. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer device of claim 15, wherein the VR alert is color coded based upon a distance to an upcoming area. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer device of claim 15, wherein the VR feed comprises the VR video game.