Vehicle management system, server, vehicle, and vehicle management method

A server that manages an update process of a control program in a vehicle configured to perform autonomous driving,

• wherein the vehicle includes
• a vehicle platform,
• an autonomous driving system having a first memory in which an autonomous driving program is stored, and
• a control device having a second memory in which a control program used for controlling the vehicle platform according to a request from the autonomous driving system is stored,
• wherein the server includes
• a communication device configured to perform wireless communication with the vehicle, and
• a processor, and
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• acquire a version of the autonomous driving program stored in the first memory and a version of the control program stored in the second memory;
• acquire an operation guaranteed version of the autonomous driving program and an operation guaranteed version of the control program, which are confirmed to be compatible with each other;
• and
• manage an update process of the control program such that the control program stored in the second memory is updated within a range of the operation guaranteed version.

A vehicle which is configured to communicate with a server that manages a program update process via wireless communication, the vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle platform;
• an autonomous driving system having a memory in which an autonomous driving program is stored;
• a control device having a memory in which a control program used for controlling the vehicle platform according to a request from the autonomous driving system is stored;
• and
• a vehicle control interface configured to interface with the autonomous driving system and the control device, and
• wherein the vehicle control interface is configured to collect a version of the autonomous driving program stored in a first memory from the autonomous driving system and collect a version of the control program stored in a second memory from the control device, and transmit the collected versions to the server.

A management method by a server for a vehicle configured to perform autonomous driving,

• wherein the vehicle includes
• an autonomous driving system having a first memory in which an autonomous driving program is stored, and
• a control device having a second memory in which a control program used for controlling a vehicle platform according to a request from the autonomous driving system is stored, and
• wherein the management method includes:
• acquiring a version of the autonomous driving program stored in the first memory and a version of the control program stored in the second memory;
• acquiring an operation guaranteed version of the autonomous driving program and an operation guaranteed version of the control program, which are confirmed to be compatible with each other;
• and
• managing an update process of the control program such that the control program stored in the second memory is updated within a range of the operation guaranteed version.