Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, unresponsiveness of at least one of a driver and a vehicle system; in response to the determining, communicating, by a processor, a request for remote control to a remote server; in response to the communicating, receiving, by a processor, information from the remote server; and controlling the vehicle by one or more semi-autonomous or autonomous vehicle controls systems based on the received information.