Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous vehicle operator identification
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Application No.: US14934339Application Date: 2015-11-06
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Publication No.: US10246097B1Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- 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: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Agent Randall G. Rueth
- Main IPC: B60W40/08
- IPC: B60W40/08 ; G06Q40/08 ; G05D1/00 ; B60W50/14

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.
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