Autonomously servicing self-driving vehicles

A computer program product for autonomously driving a self-driving vehicle (SDV) to a service facility, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving sensor readings from an SDV equipment maintenance sensor on an SDV, wherein the SDV equipment maintenance sensor detects a state of equipment on the SDV indicative of a need for maintenance service for the SDV;
• identifying a service facility capable of providing the maintenance service;
• determining an amount of time required for the SDV to travel to and from the service facility and to receive the maintenance service;
• identifying a time window in which a user of the SDV will not need the SDV;
• matching the amount of time required for the SDV to travel to and from the service facility and to receive the maintenance service to an amount of time in the time window in which the user of the SDV will not need the SDV;
• and
• directing an SDV on-board computer in the SDV to autonomously drive to the service facility during the time window in which the user of the SDV will not need the SDV.

A self-driving vehicle comprising:

• a processor, a computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
• first program instructions to receive sensor readings from an SDV equipment maintenance sensor on an SDV, wherein the SDV equipment maintenance sensor detects a state of equipment on the SDV indicative of a need for maintenance service for the SDV;
• second program instructions to identify a service facility capable of providing the maintenance service;
• third program instructions to determine an amount of time required for the SDV to travel to and from the service facility and to receive the maintenance service;
• fourth program instructions to identify a time window in which a user of the SDV will not need the SDV;
• fifth program instructions to match the amount of time required for the SDV to travel to and from the service facility and to receive the maintenance service to an amount of time in the time window in which the user of the SDV will not need the SDV;
• and
• sixth program instructions to direct an SDV on-board computer in the SDV to autonomously drive to the service facility during the time window in which the user of the SDV will not need the SDV;
• and wherein
• the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory.