Apparatus and method for switching control authority of autonomous vehicle

Abstract

An apparatus for switching a control authority of an autonomous vehicle may include: a capturing unit configured to capture an image of the inside of a vehicle and provide the captured image; a storage unit configured to store learning information and weights for inferring the presence and age of a passenger and whether a driver holds a steering wheel, based on deep learning; and a control unit configured to determine whether the passenger can drive the vehicle, by inferring the presence and age of the passenger through the learning information and weights stored in the storage unit from the image inputted from the capturing unit according to a manual mode switch request, infer whether the driver holds the steering wheel, and switch the control authority of the vehicle to a manual mode.

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