VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL INTERFACE BOX, AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE
A VP carries out vehicle control in accordance with an instruction from an ADK. A vehicle control interface interfaces between the VP and the ADK. The vehicle control interface receives from the ADK, a power supply mode request which is an instruction for controlling a power supply mode of the VP. The power supply mode includes a sleep mode in which a vehicle is in a Ready OFF state, a driving mode in which the vehicle is in a Ready ON state, and a wake mode in which the vehicle control interface is on.
1 . A vehicle on which an autonomous driving system that creates a driving plan is mountable, the vehicle comprising:
a vehicle platform that carries out vehicle control in accordance with an instruction from the autonomous driving system; and
a vehicle control interface box that interfaces between the vehicle platform and the autonomous driving system, wherein
the vehicle control interface box receives a power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system, the power supply mode request being an instruction for controlling a power supply mode of the vehicle platform, and
the power supply mode includes
a sleep mode in which the vehicle is in a Ready OFF state,
a driving mode in which the vehicle is in a Ready ON state, and
a wake mode in which the vehicle control interface box is on.
2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle platform includes a high-voltage battery and an auxiliary battery, and
the wake mode is a mode in which the vehicle control interface box is on by power feed from the auxiliary battery without power feed from the high-voltage battery.
3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle control interface box does not receive a next power supply mode request for a certain time period after reception of the power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system.
4 . The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the certain time period is substantially 4000 milliseconds.
5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle control interface box transmits to the autonomous driving system, a power supply mode status that indicates a status of the power supply mode of the vehicle platform.
6 . The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
the vehicle control interface box transmits the sleep mode as the power supply mode status to the autonomous driving system for a prescribed time period after sleep processing is performed in accordance with a request for the sleep mode, and thereafter shuts down.
7 . The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
the prescribed time period is substantially 3000 milliseconds.
8 . A vehicle control interface box that interfaces between an autonomous driving system that creates a driving plan and a vehicle platform that carries out vehicle control in accordance with an instruction from the autonomous driving system, the vehicle control interface box comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores a program executable by the processor, wherein
the processor
receives a power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system in accordance with a prescribed API (Application Programming Interface), the power supply mode request being an instruction for controlling a power supply mode of the vehicle platform, and
performs processing in accordance with the received power supply mode request in accordance with the program, and
the power supply mode includes
a sleep mode in which a vehicle is in a Ready OFF state,
a driving mode in which the vehicle is in a Ready ON state, and
a wake mode in which the vehicle control interface box is on.
9 . The vehicle control interface box according to claim 8 , wherein
the vehicle platform includes a high-voltage battery and an auxiliary battery, and
the wake mode is a mode in which the vehicle control interface box is on by power feed from the auxiliary battery without power feed from the high-voltage battery.
10 . The vehicle control interface box according to claim 8 , wherein
the processor does not receive a next power supply mode request for a certain time period after reception of the power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system.
11 . The vehicle control interface box according to claim 10 , wherein
the certain time period is substantially 4000 milliseconds.
12 . The vehicle control interface box according to claim 8 , wherein
the processor transmits to the autonomous driving system, a power supply mode status that indicates a status of the power supply mode of the vehicle platform, in accordance with a prescribed API.
13 . The vehicle control interface box according to claim 12 , wherein
the processor transmits the sleep mode as the power supply mode status to the autonomous driving system for a prescribed time period after the processor performs sleep processing in accordance with a request for the sleep mode, and thereafter shuts down the vehicle control interface box.
14 . The vehicle control interface box according to claim 13 , wherein
the prescribed time period is substantially 3000 milliseconds.
15 . An autonomous driving vehicle comprising:
an autonomous driving system that creates a driving plan;
a vehicle platform that carries out vehicle control in accordance with an instruction from the autonomous driving system; and
a vehicle control interface box that interfaces between the vehicle platform and the autonomous driving system, wherein
the vehicle control interface box receives a power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system, the power supply mode request being an instruction for controlling a power supply mode of the vehicle platform, and
the power supply mode includes
a sleep mode in which the vehicle is in a Ready OFF state,
a driving mode in which the vehicle is in a Ready ON state, and
a wake mode in which the vehicle control interface box is on.
16 . The autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein
the vehicle platform includes a high-voltage battery and an auxiliary battery, and
the wake mode is a mode in which the vehicle control interface box is on by power feed from the auxiliary battery without power feed from the high-voltage battery.
17 . The autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein
the vehicle control interface box does not receive a next power supply mode request for a certain time period after reception of the power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system.
18 . The autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein
the certain time period is substantially 4000 milliseconds.
19 . The autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein
the vehicle control interface box transmits to the autonomous driving system, a power supply mode status that indicates a status of the power supply mode of the vehicle platform.
20 . The autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 19 , wherein
the vehicle control interface box transmits the sleep mode as the power supply mode status to the autonomous driving system for a prescribed time period after sleep processing is performed in accordance with a request for the sleep mode, and thereafter shuts down.