# US 2025/0368205 A1 · Apparatuses, systems and methods for improving operation of autonomous vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0368205 A1 - Document ID: US20250368205A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/302,286 - Filed: 2025-08-18 - Published: 2025-12-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-19 - Assignees: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - Applicants: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - Inventors: Aaron Scott Chan; Kenneth J. Sanchez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250368205A1 ## CPC - B60W 40/08: related to drivers or passengers - B60W 50/12: Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - B60W 60/0059: {Estimation of the risk associated with autonomous or manual driving, e.g. situation too complex, sensor failure or driver incapacity} - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) - G06V 20/597: {Recognising the driver's state or behaviour, e.g. attention or drowsiness} - G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands - B60W 2040/0836: {due to alcohol} - B60W 2040/0872: {Driver physiology} - B60W 2050/146: {Display means} - B60W 2420/403: Image sensing, e.g. optical camera - B60W 2540/24: Drug level, e.g. alcohol - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract Systems and methods for improving vehicular safety are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive image data from at least one image sensor located within the vehicle, identify a particular individual located within the vehicle based on a comparison of the image data with stored user profile, access sensor data from a sensor associated with the vehicle, analyze the sensor data to determine that the particular individual is not in a condition suitable to operate the vehicle, and in response to determining that the particular individual is not in the condition suitable to operate the vehicle: generate an autonomous mode control signal, alter an autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal, generate a notification comprising environmental information associated with the vehicle or the particular individual, and display the notification via an electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method of operating a vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a computer processor, image data from at least one image sensor located within the vehicle; identifying, by the computer processor, a particular individual located within the vehicle based on a comparison of the image data with stored user profile data; accessing sensor data from at least one sensor associated with the vehicle; analyzing, by the computer processor, the sensor data to determine that the particular individual is not in a condition suitable to operate the vehicle; and in response to determining that the particular individual is not in the condition suitable to operate the vehicle: generating an autonomous mode control signal, altering an autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal, generating a notification comprising environmental information associated with the vehicle or the particular individual, and displaying the notification via an electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein accessing the sensor data from the sensor comprises: receiving a reading from a breathalyzer device used by the particular individual, the reading indicating a blood alcohol content of the individual; and wherein analyzing the sensor data comprises: determining, based on the blood alcohol content of the particular individual, that the particular individual is intoxicated. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the sensor data comprises: analyzing the sensor data to determine a state of the particular individual. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein generating the autonomous mode control signal comprises: generating the autonomous mode control signal based on the state of the particular individual. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein altering the autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal comprises at least one of: disabling a manual operation mode of the vehicle, disabling operation of the vehicle, or automatically bringing the vehicle to a stop in a safe location. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the notification indicates an alternative mode of transportation, further comprising: initiating a transportation network application installed on the electronic device, and requesting an alternative mode of transportation via the transportation network application. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: storing one or more of the autonomous mode control signal and the notification in a vehicle operation log; and generating an insurance policy quote for the vehicle based on the vehicle operation log. ### Claim 8 A system for operating a vehicle, comprising: a memory configured to store non-transitory computer executable instructions; and at least one processor interfacing with the memory and configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the at least one processor to: receive image data from at least one image sensor located within the vehicle, identify a particular individual located within the vehicle based on a comparison of the image data with stored user profile, access sensor data from a sensor associated with the vehicle, analyze the sensor data to determine that the particular individual is not in a condition suitable to operate the vehicle, and in response to determining that the particular individual is not in the condition suitable to operate the vehicle: generate an autonomous mode control signal, alter an autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal, generate a notification comprising environmental information associated with the vehicle or the particular individual, and display the notification via an electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein to access the sensor data from the sensor, the at least one processor is configured to: receive a reading from a breathalyzer device used by the particular individual, the reading indicating a blood alcohol content of the individual, and wherein to analyze the sensor data, the at least one processor is configured to: determine, based on the blood alcohol content of the particular individual, that the particular individual is intoxicated. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein to analyze the sensor data, the at least one processor is configured to: analyze the sensor data to determine a state of the particular individual. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein to generate the autonomous mode control signal, the at least one processor is configured to: generate the autonomous mode control signal based on the state of the particular individual. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein to alter the autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal, the at least one processor is configured to at least one of: disable a manual operation mode of the vehicle, disable operation of the vehicle, or automatically bring the vehicle to a stop in a safe location. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the notification indicates an alternative mode of transportation, further comprising: initiate a transportation network application installed on the electronic device, and request an alternative mode of transportation via the transportation network application. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to further cause the at least one processor to: storing one or more of the autonomous mode control signal and the notification in a vehicle operation log; and generating an insurance policy quote for the vehicle based on the vehicle operation log. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions executable by one or more processors, the instructions comprising: instructions for receiving image data from at least one image sensor located within a vehicle; instructions for identifying a particular individual located within a vehicle based on a comparison of the image data with stored user profile; instructions for accessing sensor data from a sensor associated with the vehicle; instructions for analyzing the sensor data to determine that the particular individual is not in a condition suitable to operate the vehicle; and instructions for, in response to determining that the particular individual is not in the condition suitable to operate the vehicle: generating an autonomous mode control signal, altering an autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal, generating a notification comprising environmental information associated with the vehicle or the particular individual, and displaying the notification via an electronic device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions for accessing the sensor data from the sensor comprise: instructions for receiving a reading from a breathalyzer device used by the particular individual, the reading indicating a blood alcohol content of the individual; and wherein the instructions for analyzing the sensor data comprise: instructions for determining, based on the blood alcohol content of the particular individual, that the particular individual is intoxicated. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions for analyzing the sensor data comprise: instructions for analyzing the sensor data to determine a state of the particular individual. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions for generating the autonomous mode control signal comprise: instructions for generating the autonomous mode control signal based on the state of the particular individual. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions for altering the autonomous operation mode of the vehicle based on the autonomous mode control signal comprise at least one of: instructions for disabling a manual operation mode of the vehicle, instructions for disabling operation of the vehicle, or instructions for automatically bringing the vehicle to a stop in a safe location. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the notification indicates an alternative mode of transportation, further comprising: instructions for initiating a transportation network application installed on the electronic device, and instructions for requesting an alternative mode of transportation via the transportation network application.