METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DIFFERENTIAL POLICY ENFORCEMENT FOR ROADWAYS

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enforcing a differential policy for autonomous vehicles along a road. In the context of a method, the may include: determining location information of a vehicle including a road segment and a direction of travel; identifying capabilities of sensors of the vehicle; determining an autonomous or semi-autonomous policy for the road segment specific to the vehicle in response to identifying the capabilities of the sensors of the vehicle; providing a first set of instructions for autonomous control in response to the capabilities of the sensors of the vehicle satisfying a first level of capability; and providing a second set of instructions for autonomous control in response to the capabilities of the sensors of the vehicle satisfying a second level of capability.