Abstract: Methods are provided for remotely starting up one or a plurality of vehicles. These methods involve starting up hardware and/or software modules of the vehicle in a particular order so as to account for dependencies among the various modules. In one form, states of various hardware and/or software modules in the vehicle, and errors observed in starting up various modules and troubleshooting is applied in an automated manner. Moreover, the methods may involve ensure proper startup of modules for performing a localization procedure for the vehicle.

Abstract: According to one aspect, routing of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be based at least in part upon the availability of particular geographical areas through which the vehicle may be routed. A geographical area may be defined, based on constraints such as road conditions, lane features, operational constraints, etc., such that at least one routing path between each of one or more sources and one or more destinations within the geographical area may be traversed by a vehicle. Constraints may be temporary and may be accounted for substantially in real-time when defining and/or updating a geographical area within which a vehicle is to operate. In some instances, an inclusion constraint can be defined based on a frequency of use of a given routing path associated with one or more points of interest for a geographical area. Accounting for constraints enables autonomous vehicles to be deployed safely and efficiently.

Abstract: Methods are provided for remotely starting up one or a plurality of vehicles. These methods involve starting up hardware and/or software modules of the vehicle in a particular order so as to account for dependencies among the various modules. In one form, states of various hardware and/or software modules in the vehicle, and errors observed in starting up various modules and troubleshooting is applied in an automated manner. Moreover, the methods may involve ensure proper startup of modules for performing a localization procedure for the vehicle.