A method comprises obtaining one or more parameters of an autonomous vehicle, the parameters including any of a position, path, and/or speed of the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes identifying, based on the one or more parameters of the autonomous vehicle, a region of interest from a plurality of regions surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes controlling, based on the region of interest, one or more sensors mounted on a surface of the autonomous vehicle to capture sensor data of the region of interest and not capture sensor data from the one or more other regions of the plurality of regions surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes providing the captured sensor data to a processor, the processor being capable of facilitating, based on the captured sensor data of the region of interest, one or more autonomous vehicle driving actions.