METHOD COMPRISING THE DETECTION OF AN ABNORMAL OPERATIONAL STATE OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A control subsystem of an autonomous vehicle (AV), the control subsystem comprising processing circuitry configured to receive (601) one or more signals from one or more sensors carried by the AV; evaluate (602) signal characteristics of the one or more signals to identify (603) one or more signals having signal characteristics indicative of an abnormal operational state; in an instance one or more abnormal operational states are identified, cause (605) a rescue signal to be provided; and perform (607) a safety maneuver within a time window with respect to a safety location.