Vehicle, vehicle control interface box, and autonomous driving vehicle

A vehicle control interface box that interfaces between an autonomous driving system that creates a driving plan and a vehicle platform that carries out vehicle control in accordance with an instruction from the autonomous driving system, the vehicle control interface box comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores a program executable by the processor, wherein
• the processor
• receives from the autonomous driving system, an instruction for travelling the vehicle in accordance with the driving plan created by the autonomous driving system, and transmits to the autonomous driving system, signals that indicate states of the vehicle,
• receives a power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system, the power supply mode request being an instruction for controlling a power supply mode of the vehicle platform,
• transmits a power supply mode status to the autonomous driving system, the power supply mode status indicating a status of the power supply mode of the vehicle platform, and
• performs processing in accordance with the received power supply mode request in accordance with the program, wherein
• the vehicle platform includes a high-voltage battery and an auxiliary battery,
• the power supply mode includes
• a sleep mode in which the vehicle control interface box and each system of the vehicle platform is not on,
• a driving mode in which power is fed from the high-voltage battery to each system of the vehicle platform, and
• a wake mode in which the vehicle control interface box is activated by power feed from the auxiliary battery and is on by power feed from the auxiliary battery, and in which power is not fed from the high-voltage battery, and
• the vehicle control interface box is installed in the vehicle and separate from the autonomous driving system.

An autonomous driving vehicle comprising:

• an autonomous driving system that is externally attachable to and removable from the vehicle and that creates a driving plan;
• a vehicle platform that carries out vehicle control in accordance with an instruction from the autonomous driving system;
• and
• a vehicle control interface box that interfaces between the vehicle platform and the autonomous driving system, wherein
• the vehicle control interface box includes
• a processor, and
• a memory that stores a program executable by the processor, the processor
• receives from the autonomous driving system, an instruction for travelling the vehicle in accordance with the driving plan created by the autonomous driving system, and transmits to the autonomous driving system, signals that indicate states of the vehicle,
• receives a power supply mode request from the autonomous driving system, the power supply mode request being an instruction for controlling a power supply mode of the vehicle platform,
• transmits a power supply mode status to the autonomous driving system, the power supply mode status indicating a status of the power supply mode of the vehicle platform, and
• performs processing in accordance with the received power supply mode request in accordance with the program,
• the vehicle platform includes a high-voltage battery and an auxiliary battery,
• the power supply mode includes
• a sleep mode in which the vehicle control interface box and each system of the vehicle platform is not on,
• a driving mode in which power is fed from the high-voltage battery to each system of the vehicle platform, and
• a wake mode in which the vehicle control interface box is activated by power feed from the auxiliary battery and is on by power feed from the auxiliary battery, and in which power is not fed from the high-voltage battery, and
• the vehicle control interface box is installed in the vehicle and separate from the autonomous driving system.