Autonomous vehicle and method of controlling the same

A method of controlling an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting external information about the autonomous vehicle, the external information including information about an obstacle around the autonomous vehicle;
• receiving, through a communication device, user information from a remote device, the user information including one of (i) first information indicating that a user of the remote device is not watching the remote device, or (ii) second information indicating that the user of the remote device is watching the remote device;
• determining internal information about the autonomous vehicle;
• changing control of the autonomous vehicle based on at least one of the external information, the user information, or the internal information;
• transmitting, to the remote device, monitoring information corresponding to the changed control of the autonomous vehicle;
• changing control of the autonomous vehicle to control the autonomous vehicle to avoid the obstacle;
• determining a viewpoint or a screen scale based on the changed control of the autonomous vehicle to control the autonomous vehicle to avoid the obstacle;
• generating the monitoring information including the viewpoint or the screen scale;
• receiving a control value for controlling an operation of the autonomous vehicle from the remote device through the communication device;
• receiving, from at least one external device through the communication device, information configured to control an operation of the autonomous vehicle;
• setting priority levels of the remote device and the at least one external device, respectively, based on receiving the first information or the second information;
• and
• prioritizing control of the autonomous vehicle based on the priority levels,
• wherein the priority levels are set differently based on whether the first information or the second information is received.

An autonomous vehicle comprising:

• an object detection device configured to detect external information about the autonomous vehicle;
• a communication device configured to receive user information from a remote device;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• determine internal information about the autonomous vehicle,
• change control of the autonomous vehicle based on at least one of the external information, the user information, or the internal information,
• transmit, to the remote device, monitoring information corresponding to the changed control of the autonomous vehicle,
• receive a first value for controlling a speed of the autonomous vehicle from the remote device through the communication device,
• calculate a second control value from the received first control value based on a screen scale included in the monitoring information,
• control the autonomous vehicle based on the calculated second control value,
• before receiving, from the remote device through the communication device, a signal requesting the autonomous vehicle to start to move, generate first monitoring information including a current location of the autonomous vehicle, a location of a target parking space, and a driving route from the current location of the autonomous vehicle to the target parking space, and
• after receiving, from the remote device through the communication device, the signal requesting the autonomous vehicle to start to move, generate second monitoring information including a viewpoint and a screen scale that are different from a viewpoint and a screen scale included in the first monitoring information.