Geofencing for auto drive route planning

A method for transitioning from a semi-autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode, the method comprising:

• receiving data at a head unit of an semi-autonomous driving vehicle, said data comprising information relating to a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited along a determined route to a destination;
• processing the data in a processor of the semi-autonomous driving vehicle when the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode to determine if the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is approaching a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited;
• and
• issuing a notification to a driver of the semi-autonomous driving vehicle requesting the driver to manually drive the semi-autonomous driving vehicle in response to a determination that the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is approaching the geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited,
• wherein the vehicle reengages autonomous driving mode after performing a minimal risk maneuver in response to a determination that doing so does not create a specified level of risk and the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is not within a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited.

A system of a semi-autonomous driving vehicle for transitioning from a semi-autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode, the system comprising:

• a navigation system to determine a route to a destination;
• a vehicle head unit to receive data that comprises information related to a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited along the determined route to the destination;
• a processor to process the received data to determine if the semi-autonomous driving vehicle in autonomous driving mode is approaching a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited;
• a notification system included in the vehicle that issues a notification to the driver of the semi-autonomous driving vehicle requesting the driver to manually drive the semi-autonomous driving vehicle in response to a determination that the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is approaching the geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited,
• wherein the vehicle reengages autonomous driving mode after performing a minimal risk maneuver in response to a determination that doing so does not create a specified level of risk and the semi-autonomous driving vehicle is not within a geographic zone in which autonomous driving is discouraged or prohibited.