Method of assisting autonomous vehicle, and apparatus therefor

An electronic device comprising:

• an information obtainer configured to obtain first surrounding area information of a vehicle based on the vehicle being located at a first distance from a monitored area disposed ahead of the vehicle, and obtain second surrounding area information of the vehicle based on the vehicle being located at a second distance less than the first distance from the monitored area;
• an operation determiner configured to determine a first operating mode among a plurality of operating modes by using the first surrounding area information obtained by the information obtainer when the vehicle is located at the first distance from the monitored area, and determine a second operating mode among the plurality of operating modes by using the second surrounding area information obtained by the information obtainer when the vehicle is located at the second distance from the monitored area;
• and
• a command provider configured to provide one of a first control command for controlling the vehicle to operate in the determined first operating mode or a second control command for controlling the vehicle to operate in the determined second operating mode.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to control an electronic device to:

• obtain first surrounding area information of a vehicle based on the vehicle being located at a first distance from a monitored area disposed ahead of the vehicle;
• provide a first control command for controlling the vehicle to operate in a first operating mode among a plurality of operating modes, by using the first surrounding area information;
• obtain second surrounding area information of the vehicle when the vehicle has driven toward the monitored area and is located at a second distance less than the first distance from the monitored area;
• and
• provide a second control command for controlling the vehicle to operate in a second operating mode among the plurality of operating modes, by using the second surrounding area information.