Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous vehicle operator identification
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Application No.: US17074397Application Date: 2020-10-19
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Publication No.: US11748085B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Brian Mark Fields , Chien Che Huang , Mohamed A. Wazeer , Shawn C. Bennett , Steven C. Cielocha , Ronny S. Bryant , Stephen Kohaus , Terry Quakenbush , Richard A. Novak , Aaron Scott Chan , Craig M. Main , Weixin Wu , Torri Wollenschlager , Carol Marie Csanda , Stacey Gorsuch , Todd Binion
- Applicant: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Bloomington
- Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Current Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Bloomington
- Agency: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Main IPC: B60W40/08
- IPC: B60W40/08 ; B60W50/14 ; G05D1/00 ; G06Q40/08 ; G06F8/65 ; B60W50/04 ; B60W40/02 ; G08G1/14 ; G05D1/02 ; B60W60/00 ; G06Q30/0201 ; B60K35/00 ; G08G1/09 ; G08G1/0962 ; B60W10/04 ; B60W30/06 ; B62D15/02 ; A61B5/02 ; A61B5/00 ; G01C21/34 ; G08B25/10 ; B60W40/09 ; B60W50/12 ; B60W50/02 ; B60W30/09 ; B60W30/095 ; G06Q30/0207 ; G07C5/02 ; G07C5/08 ; G06Q30/0217 ; B60W50/00

Abstract:
Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, with the customer's permission, a vehicle operator in an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be determined by a sensor disposed within the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle or a mobile computing device associated with the vehicle operator. A determination may be made as to whether the vehicle operator is authorized to operate the vehicle based upon the determined identity of the vehicle operator; and if the vehicle operator is not authorized, an alert may be generated and/or the vehicle may be caused to not operate. Alternatively, autonomous operation features may be automatically engaged to automatically drive the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to a safe location when the operator is not authorized. Insurance discounts may be provided based upon the anti-theft functionality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210031779A1 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATOR IDENTIFICATION Public/Granted day:2021-02-04
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