Degraded driving for autonomous vehicles through vehicle-to-vehicle (v2v) communication and autonomous vehicle-to-autonomous vehicle (av2av) pairing

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining a failure corresponding to a sensor requiring an autonomous vehicle to enter into a degraded mode;
• communicating information with another vehicle or a base station using a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technique;
• based upon the other vehicle agreeing to assist the autonomous vehicle in the degraded mode, pairing with the other vehicle using an autonomous vehicle-to-autonomous vehicle (AV2AV) communication technique;
• receiving data from the other vehicle using the AV2AV communication technique;
• and
• performing a minimal risk maneuver using the received data.

A non-transitory computer-readable media (CRM) comprising machine executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system of an autonomous vehicle, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

• determining a failure corresponding to a sensor requiring the autonomous vehicle to enter into a degraded mode;
• communicating information with another vehicle or a base station using a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technique;
• based upon the other vehicle agreeing to assist the autonomous vehicle in the degraded mode, pairing with the other vehicle using an autonomous vehicle-to-autonomous vehicle (AV2AV) communication technique;
• receiving data from the other vehicle using the AV2AV communication technique;
• and
• performing a minimal risk maneuver using the received data.