Patent attributes
Systems and methods for managing autonomous vehicles to address traffic anomalies are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes detecting, by one or more computing devices, an existence of a traffic anomaly within a geographic area. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, at least one autonomous vehicle to address the traffic anomaly within the geographic area. The method includes providing, by the one or more computing devices, a communication to the at least one autonomous vehicle instructing the autonomous vehicle to enter into a traffic reduction operation mode to address the traffic anomaly. The traffic reduction operation mode is based at least in part on a profile associated with the traffic reduction operation mode. The profile associated with the traffic reduction operation mode is stored onboard the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to operate in the traffic reduction operation mode.
