Vehicle platform, vehicle control interface box, and autonomous driving system

A vehicle control interface box that acts as an interface between a vehicle platform and an autonomous driving system installed in the vehicle platform by CAN communication, the vehicle platform including a vehicle,

• the vehicle control interface box comprising:
• a first reception unit that receives a control request for the vehicle from the autonomous driving system;
• a calculation unit that calculates an index value showing a degree of congestion of the CAN communication;
• and
• a first transmission unit that transmits the index value to the autonomous driving system.

An autonomous driving system configured to be installable in a vehicle platform, the vehicle platform including:

• a vehicle;
• and
• a vehicle control interface box that acts as an interface between the vehicle and the autonomous driving system installed in the vehicle by CAN communication,
• the autonomous driving system comprising:
• a computer;
• and
• a communication module that performs communication with the vehicle control interface box by the CAN communication, wherein:
• the computer is programmed to receive an index value showing a degree of congestion of the CAN communication from the vehicle control interface box through the communication module;
• the computer is programmed to transmit control requests for the vehicle to the vehicle control interface box through the communication module;
• and
• the computer is programmed to set a transmission plan of the control requests according to degrees of priority of the control requests in the CAN communication and the index value.