Altering autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle operation based on route traversal values

A method for controlling a vehicle comprising one of an autonomous and a semi-autonomous vehicle, comprising:

• receiving a start location and an end location from a vehicle navigation device;
• receiving historical route traversal information for a plurality of possible routes corresponding to the start location and the end location;
• calculating a plurality of route traversal values based on the historical route traversal information;
• selecting, based on the plurality of route traversal values, a route of the plurality of possible routes corresponding to a lowest route traversal value using the historical route traversal information;
• receiving vehicle information and route condition information for the route from a telematics device based on data obtained from at least one individual vehicle component sensor of the vehicle;
• recalculating the route traversal value for each available route based on the vehicle information and the route condition information;
• in response to the recalculating the route traversal value, transmitting, to the vehicle, an altered route to reduce the route traversal value;
• receiving, from a second telematics device of a second vehicle while the vehicle is traversing the altered route, route condition information;
• and
• in response to the route condition information, transmitting, to the vehicle, a second altered route to further reduce the route traversal value.

An apparatus for a vehicle comprising one of an autonomous and a semi-autonomous vehicle, comprising:

• a processor;
• a personal navigation device associated with the vehicle;
• a telematics device;
• and
• a memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from the personal navigation device, a start and end location for a desired route from the personal navigation device;
• calculate a first route traversal value for a first route and a second route traversal value for a second route based on historical route traversal information for the first route, historical route traversal information for the second route, historical route traversal information for an environment, and historical route traversal information for the vehicle;
• determine a selected route by comparing whether the first route traversal value is lower than the second route traversal value;
• transmit the selected route to the vehicle;
• receive, from a plurality of sensors of the vehicle, vehicle condition information and route condition information for the selected route, wherein the selected route is being traveled by the vehicle;
• recalculate the first route traversal value for the selected route and an alternative route traversal value for a third route based on historical route traversal information for the selected route, historical route traversal information for the third route, historical route traversal information for the environment, historical route traversal information for the vehicle, the vehicle condition information, and the route condition information;
• determine a second selected route by comparing whether the first route traversal value is lower than the alternative route traversal value;
• and
• transmit the second selected route to the vehicle.