Roadside edge node central management

A roadside central management system, comprising:

• an edge node management controller having at least one processor and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory storing computer instructions constituting a software manager application;
• and
• a network communications interface that includes hardware enabling data communications and that is communicatively coupled to the controller;
• wherein the computer instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the roadside central management system to:
• receive a third-party software package at the edge node management controller that is located at a roadside edge node, wherein the edge node management controller is used to execute the software manager application, wherein the software manager application is configured to receive sensor data requests from the third-party software package and one or more other third-party software packages installed at the roadside edge node, and wherein each sensor data request of the sensor data requests is formed according to an application programming interface (API);
• using the software manager application, install the third-party software package at the roadside edge node;
• execute the third-party software package at the roadside edge node;
• and
• provide sensor information to the third-party software package indicating information concerning one or more sensors that are present at the roadside edge node.