System and method for providing multiple agents for decision making, trajectory planning, and control for autonomous vehicles

A method comprising:

• partitioning a multiple agent autonomous vehicle control module for an autonomous vehicle into a plurality of subsystem agents, the plurality of subsystem agents including a deep computing vehicle control subsystem and a fast response vehicle control subsystem, the multiple agent autonomous vehicle control module being a data processing module storable in a memory and executable by a data processor, the fast response vehicle control subsystem configured to preempt the deep computing vehicle control subsystem if the fast response vehicle control subsystem and the deep computing vehicle control subsystem are executed by the same data processor;
• receiving a task request from a vehicle subsystem;
• determining, by use of the data processor, if the task request is appropriate for the deep computing vehicle control subsystem or the fast response vehicle control subsystem based on content of the task request or a context of the autonomous vehicle;
• dispatching, by use of the data processor, the task request to the deep computing vehicle control subsystem or the fast response vehicle control subsystem based on the determination;
• causing execution of the deep computing vehicle control subsystem or the fast response vehicle control subsystem by use of the data processor to produce a vehicle control output;
• and
• providing the vehicle control output to a vehicle control subsystem of the autonomous vehicle.

A non-transitory machine-useable storage medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• partition a multiple agent autonomous vehicle control module for an autonomous vehicle into a plurality of subsystem agents, the plurality of subsystem agents including a deep computing vehicle control subsystem and a fast response vehicle control subsystem, the multiple agent autonomous vehicle control module being a data processing module storable in a memory and executable by a data processor, the fast response vehicle control subsystem configured to preempt the deep computing vehicle control subsystem if the fast response vehicle control subsystem and the deep computing vehicle control subsystem are executed by the same data processor;
• receive a task request from a vehicle subsystem;
• determine if the task request is appropriate for the deep computing vehicle control subsystem or the fast response vehicle control subsystem based on content of the task request or a context of the autonomous vehicle;
• dispatch the task request to the deep computing vehicle control subsystem or the fast response vehicle control subsystem based on the determination;
• cause execution of the deep computing vehicle control subsystem or the fast response vehicle control subsystem by use of the data processor to produce a vehicle control output;
• and
• provide the vehicle control output to a vehicle control subsystem of the autonomous vehicle.