VEHICLE NAVIGATION METHODS TO MAXIMIZE OPERATOR'S INTENT

Systems and methods for enabling route determination to maximize an operator's intent are described. In an example, a method includes receiving an input via a user interface, the input comprising a destination. The method also includes determining a primary goal and a secondary goal, wherein the primary goal comprises identifying a traversable route from a starting location to the destination, determining a plurality of waypoints based on the secondary goal, and determining a plurality of candidate routes based on the starting location and the destination. The method then includes identifying, from among the plurality of candidate routes, based on a number of waypoints of the plurality of waypoints positioned along each respective route of the plurality of candidate routes, a target route, and generating for navigation by a vehicle, the target route.