Zone driving

A method for maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:

• accessing map information including one or more zones, each zone being associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of a control aspect of the vehicle;
• identifying, by a processor, a route based on the map information, where the route requires the vehicle to pass through at least one zone of the one or more zones;
• maneuvering, by the processor, the vehicle to the destination;
• when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance along the route of the at least one zone, identifying the rule associated with the at least one zone, identifying the control aspect of the identified rule, and notifying the driver of the need to control the identified control aspect through the at least one zone;
• identifying a first location based on the driver controlling a given control aspect of the vehicle;
• identifying a second location based on the driver relinquishing control of the given control aspect of the control vehicle;
• generating a new zone based on the first location and the second location;
• generating a new rule for the new zone based on the given control aspect;
• and
• storing the new zone and the new rule with the map information.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:

• accessing map information including one or more zones, each zone being associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of a control aspect of the vehicle;
• identifying a route based on the map information, where the route requires the vehicle to pass through at least one zone of the one or more zones;
• maneuvering, by the processor, the vehicle along the route;
• when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance along the route of the at least one zone, identifying the rule associated with the at least one zone, identifying the control aspect of the identified rule, and notifying the driver of the need to control the identified control aspect through the at least one zone;
• receiving instructions from the driver to avoid the at least one zone;
• generating a new route to the destination which does not pass through the at least one zone;
• and
• maneuvering the vehicle along the new route.

A vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of control aspects for controlling movement of the vehicle;
• memory storing map information including one or more zones, each zone being associated with a rule that indicates a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the plurality of control aspects;
• a processor coupled to the plurality of control aspects and the memory, the processor being operable to:
• identify a route based on the map information, where the route requires the vehicle to pass through at least one zone of the one or more zones;
• maneuver the vehicle along the route;
• when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance along the route of the at least one zone, identify the rule associated with the at least one zone, identify the control aspect of the identify rule, and notify a driver of the need to control the identified control aspect through the at least one zone;
• identify a first location based on the driver controlling a given control aspect of the vehicle;
• identify a second location based on the driver relinquishing control of the given control aspect of the vehicle;
• generate a new zone based on the first location and the second location;
• generate a new rule for the new zone based on the given control aspect;
• and
• store the new zone and the new rule with the map information.

A method of maneuvering a vehicle, the method comprising:

• maneuvering, by a processor, the vehicle along a current path on a roadway;
• determining whether the vehicle is within a distance along the current path of at least one zone associated with a rule that requires a driver to take control of at least one control aspect of the vehicle;
• when the vehicle is within the distance along the current path of the at least one zone, notifying the driver of the need to control the at least one control aspect through the at least one zone;
• identifying a first location based on the driver controlling a given control aspect of the vehicle;
• identifying a second location based on the driver relinquishing control of the given control aspect of the vehicle;
• generating a new zone based on the first location and the second location;
• generating a new rule for the new zone based on the given control aspect;
• and
• storing the new zone and the new rule with the map information.