Vehicle control interface, vehicle, and control method for vehicle

A vehicle that is configured to be equipped with an autonomous driving system, the vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle platform configured to perform autonomous driving according to a command from the autonomous driving system;
• and
• a vehicle control interface configured to perform interfacing between the autonomous driving system and the vehicle platform by executing a predetermined application programming interface (API) defined for each of a plurality of signals, wherein:
• the vehicle platform is configured to be activated in response to one of a first activation command and a second activation command;
• the first activation command is a command transmitted from the autonomous driving system to the vehicle platform via the vehicle control interface;
• the second activation command is a command in response to a manual operation on the vehicle platform;
• and
• the vehicle control interface is configured to;
• when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the first activation command, transition from a manual driving mode to an autonomous driving mode by going through a standby mode in which the manual operation received by the vehicle platform is restricted;
• when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the second activation command, transition from the manual driving mode to the autonomous driving mode in response to an autonomous driving transition command from the autonomous driving system;
• and
• when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the first activation command,
• transition from the manual driving mode to the standby mode after executing an initial diagnosis of the vehicle platform,
• maintain the standby mode until having received the autonomous driving transition command, and
• transition from the standby mode to the autonomous driving mode in response to receiving the autonomous driving transition command;
• and
• the standby mode is a mode in which the vehicle platform renders traveling impossible.

A control method for a vehicle that is configured to be equipped with an autonomous driving system,

• the vehicle including:
• a vehicle platform configured to perform autonomous driving according to a command from the autonomous driving system;
• and
• a vehicle control interface configured to perform interfacing between the autonomous driving system and the vehicle platform by executing a predetermined application programming interface (API) defined for each of a plurality of signals,
• the control method comprising:
• activating the vehicle platform in response to one of a first activation command and a second activation command, the first activation command being a command transmitted from the autonomous driving system to the vehicle platform via the vehicle control interface, and the second activation command being a command in response to a manual operation on the vehicle platform;
• transitioning from a manual driving mode to an autonomous driving mode by going through a standby mode in which the manual operation received by the vehicle platform is restricted when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the first activation command;
• when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the second activation command, transitioning from the manual driving mode to the autonomous driving mode in response to an autonomous driving transition command from the autonomous driving system;
• and
• when the vehicle platform is activated in response to the first activation command,
• transitioning from the manual driving mode to the standby mode after executing an initial diagnosis of the vehicle platform,
• maintaining the standby mode until having received the autonomous driving transition command, and
• transitioning from the standby mode to the autonomous driving mode in response to receiving the autonomous driving transition command;
• and
• the standby mode is a mode in which the vehicle platform renders traveling impossible.