A hardware unit of an ADV comprises an input port to directly receive data from one or more sensors perceiving a driving environment. The hardware unit is coupled with the one or more sensors to perform data processing of the data from one or more sensors. The hardware unit comprises a monitor unit to monitor a data rate of output data after the data processing. The hardware unit further comprises a self-adjustment unit to dynamically configure and adjust the data processing based on the data rate of output data. The hardware unit further comprises an output port to transfer the output data to an autonomous driving system (ADS) of the ADV to control the ADV to drive autonomously based on the output data.

A control apparatus according to the present disclosure is configured to execute the following first to five processes. The first process is a localization of a moving body. The second process is revising an estimated position obtained by the localization such that a displacement amount with respect to a previous position is within a predetermined range. The third process is regarding a revised estimated position obtained as a position of the moving body in a current process, and performing a control of the moving body based on the revised estimated position. The fourth process is detecting a poor accuracy of the localization based on a difference between the estimated position and the revised estimated position. The fifth process is performing an emergency control corresponding to a magnitude of the difference when the poor accuracy of the localization is detected.

The present invention provides a driving support device for supporting driving of a vehicle, the driving support device comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; an acquisition unit configured to acquire data for updating a driving support function equipped on the vehicle; a control unit configured to control update of the driving support function based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the control unit is configured to execute the update in a state in which an ignition of the vehicle is on, in a case of determining, based on the current position detected by the detection unit, that the update is to be completed before reaching a situation in which the driving support function may be activated.

A system for determining a condition of a roadway a vehicle is traveling on includes an illumination device, a camera, a display, and a vehicle controller in electrical communication with the illumination device, the camera, and the display. The vehicle controller is programmed to project the light beam onto the roadway surface using the illumination device. The vehicle controller is further programmed to capture a plurality of images of the light beam on the roadway surface using the camera as the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle controller is further programmed to determine a severity of a deformation in the roadway surface based at least in part on the plurality of images of the light beam on the roadway surface. The vehicle controller is further programmed to notify the occupant of the vehicle using the display based on the severity of the deformation in the roadway surface.

According to one embodiment, a mobile unit management device includes a processor with hardware, configured to generate an operation schedule of at least one mobile unit, control an operation of the mobile unit based on the operation schedule, upon a need arising for updating of the operation schedule, estimate a future position of the mobile unit based on an old operation schedule that has not yet been executed on the mobile unit, generate a new operation schedule based on the future position, integrate the old operation schedule and the new operation schedule into an integrated operation schedule, and control the operation of the mobile unit based on the integrated operation schedule.

An automatic driving device generates a control plan for autonomously driving a vehicle using map data. The automatic driving device determines an acquisition status of the map data. The automatic driving device generates the control plan using the map data. The automatic driving device changes the control plan according to the acquisition status of the map data.