Method, apparatus, and computer program for controlling autonomous vehicle using preset area information

A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle using preset area information, the method being performed by a computing apparatus and being a method for controlling the speed of an autonomous vehicle autonomously traveling along a preset travel path, the method comprising:

• determining, by the computing apparatus, whether the vehicle is located in a preset first area based on location information of the vehicle;
• obtaining, by the computing apparatus, information about a preset second area corresponding to the first area;
• obtaining, by the computing apparatus, a condition for the second area;
• and
• determining, by the computing apparatus, a vehicle control command based on the condition for the second area and information collected from the second area,
• wherein obtaining the condition for the second area comprises:
• when a plurality of second areas is preset for the single first area, selecting, by the computing apparatus, one or more second areas from among the plurality of second areas based on the preset travel path, and obtaining, by the computing apparatus, conditions for the selected one or more second areas;
• and
• determining the vehicle control command comprises determining, by the computing apparatus, the vehicle control command based on the conditions for the selected one or more second areas and information collected from the selected one or more second areas.