Autonomous vehicle operation feature monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness

A computer system for evaluating risk associated with an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology for a vehicle, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more communication modules adapted to communicate data;
• and
• a non-transitory program memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer to:
• collect a virtual log of actual driving performance of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology from the vehicle via the one or more communication modules, wherein the actual driving performance includes each of the following virtual log entries for each of a plurality of control decisions at a plurality of times during vehicle operation:
• (i) an implemented control decision generated by the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology and implemented by the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology to control the vehicle, (ii) an unimplemented control decision generated by the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology but not implemented to control the vehicle, (iii) an indication of one or more environmental conditions, and (iv) a vehicle response to each implemented control decision, wherein the virtual log of actual driving performance is collected by an on-board computer of the vehicle during vehicle operation;
• analyze the virtual log entries based upon the vehicle responses to the implemented control decisions and predicted vehicle responses to the unimplemented control decisions;
• determine a rating of effectiveness of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology in controlling the vehicle based upon the analysis of the virtual log entries;
• determine a risk level associated with the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology based at least in part upon the rating of effectiveness;
• determine an adjustment to an insurance policy based at least in part upon the determined risk level associated with the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle technology;
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• cause the adjustment to the insurance policy to be implemented.