Vehicle, vehicle control interface box, and autonomous driving vehicle

Abstract

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         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.