Autonomous Vehicle Operator Sign-In Using Tiered Service Codes
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a method to authenticate vehicle operators for autonomous vehicles on a vehicle service platform to ensure only authorized operators can provide secondary control, especially in scenarios like unmapped areas or poor wireless communication, where complex navigational maneuvers are required.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that involves obtaining authentication request data, providing a service code to the autonomous vehicle, and determining an authentication result based on operator and vehicle identifiers, using various security tiers to authenticate vehicle operators, ensuring only authorized operators can control the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple security tiers and authentication codes are implemented to ensure operator authorization, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is segmented into multiple security tiers (first security tier, second security tier, third security tier), each handling different aspects of operator verification. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high reliability through comprehensive checks while managing complexity by dividing the authentication process into manageable, modular components that can be independently implemented and validated.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication actions by generating and verifying service codes, operator codes, and vehicle codes before granting access. These preliminary verification steps ensure that only authorized operators can control the autonomous vehicle, establishing security upfront rather than requiring complex continuous verification during operation.
2Reliability
If comprehensive authentication data collection is performed to verify operator identity, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication data such as service codes, operator codes, and vehicle codes are generated and prepared in advance before the actual authentication event. This preliminary preparation ensures that when authentication is needed, the verification process can proceed efficiently by comparing pre-generated codes rather than creating and validating all authentication data in real-time, thus maintaining high verification accuracy while reducing authentication time.
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AI summary
Systems and methods to authenticate a vehicle operator for an autonomous vehicle on a vehicle service platform are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining authentication request data indicative of an authentication request, the authentication request data including at least an operator identifier associated with the vehicle operator and a vehicle identifier associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes providing a service code associated with the authentication request to the autonomous vehicle. The method includes obtaining from a user device in response to providing the service code to the autonomous vehicle, operator data associated with the authentication request, the operator data including the service code. The method includes determining an authentication result associated with the authentication request based at least in part on the service code and the operator data. The method includes providing the authentication result to the user device.