Autonomous vehicle system

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to execute code to:
• collect first sensor data from at least one sensor located inside a cabin of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is controlled by an autonomous driving system of the vehicle;
• determine, from the first sensor data, a physical state of a person inside the vehicle;
• access three-dimensional (3D) map information for a location of the vehicle;
• collect second sensor data from at least one sensor located on the vehicle to identify attributes outside the vehicle;
• determine a deviation from the 3D map information and the identified attributes outside the vehicle;
• determine a change from a first autonomy level to a second autonomy level based on at least one of the deviation from the 3D map information or the physical state of the person inside the vehicle;
• disable features of one or more in-cabin displays based on the change from the first autonomy level;
• and
• generate a handoff decision to give control from the autonomous driving system of the vehicle back to the person inside the vehicle based on the change from the first autonomy level to a second autonomy level.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors comprising at least one in-cabin sensor and at least one exterior sensor;
• and
• an autonomous driving system comprising one or more processors to execute code to:
• control movement of a vehicle;
• collect first sensor data from the at least one in-cabin sensor for the vehicle;
• determine, from the first sensor data, a physical state of a person inside the vehicle;
• access three-dimensional (3D) map information for a location of the vehicle;
• collect second sensor data from the at least one exterior sensor to identify attributes outside the vehicle;
• determine a deviation from the 3D map information and the identified attributes outside the vehicle;
• determine a change from a first autonomy level to a second autonomy level based on at least one of the deviation from the 3D map information or the physical state of the person inside the vehicle;
• disable features of one or more in-cabin displays based on the change from the first autonomy level;
• and
• generate a handoff decision to give control from the autonomous driving system of the vehicle back to the person inside the vehicle based on the change from the first autonomy level to a second autonomy level.

A vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of sensors comprising at least one in-cabin sensor and at least one exterior sensor;
• a plurality of actuators to control operation of the vehicle;
• one or more in-cabin displays;
• and
• an automated driving system, wherein the automated driving system comprises:
• one or more processors to execute code to:
• control movement of a vehicle through the plurality of actuators;
• collect first sensor data from the at least one in-cabin sensor;
• determine, from the first sensor data, a physical state of a person inside the vehicle;
• access three-dimensional (3D) map information for a location of the vehicle;
• collect second sensor data from the at least one exterior sensor to identify attributes outside the vehicle;
• determine a deviation from the 3D map information and the identified attributes outside the vehicle;
• determine a change from a first autonomy level to a second autonomy level based on at least one of the deviation from the 3D map information or the physical state of the person inside the vehicle;
• disable features of the one or more in-cabin displays based on the change from the first autonomy level;
• and
• generate a handoff decision to give control from the automated driving system of the vehicle back to the person inside the vehicle based on the change from the first autonomy level to a second autonomy level.