Systems and methods for deploying emergency roadside signaling devices

An autonomous vehicle, comprising:

• an in-vehicle control system configured to control navigation of the autonomous vehicle;
• an object placing device;
• and
• an emergency control system for the object placing device configured to communicate with an in-vehicle control system of the autonomous vehicle, the emergency control system comprising:
• a processor, and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to:
• determine that communication between the emergency control system and the in-vehicle control system has been inhibited or lost;
• and
• in response to determining that the communication has been inhibited or lost, provide instructions to the object placing device to place a plurality of signaling devices on or near a roadway.