Sensor layout techniques

A system installed in a vehicle, comprising:

• a first group of sensing devices configured to allow N autonomous maneuvers operable during an operation of the vehicle, N being a natural number;
• a second group of sensing devices configured to allow M autonomous maneuvers operable during the operation of the vehicle, M being a natural number that is less than N;
• a third group of sensing devices including a vehicle control logic configured to detect an occurrence of a failure in at least one of the first group of sensing devices or the second group of the sensing devices and allow the vehicle to perform a safe stop maneuver;
• and
• a control element communicatively coupled to the first group of sensing devices, the second group of sensing devices, and the third group of sensing devices, the control element being configured to provide a control signal to a sensing device based on categorization information indicating a group to which the sensing device belongs.

A computer-implemented method for assisting in operating a vehicle, comprising:

• receiving data from at least one of a first group of sensing devices, a second group of sensing devices, or a third group of sensing devices that are installed on the vehicle and categorized to allow different levels of autonomous operation of the vehicle;
• and
• providing a control signal to a sensing device based on categorization information indicating a group to which the sensing device belongs, and
• wherein the first group of sensing devices include first sensing devices that operate to accomplish a relatively higher level of autonomous operation of the vehicle, the second group of sensing devices include second sensing devices that operate to accomplish a relatively lower level of autonomous operation of the vehicle, and the third group of sensing devices include third sensing devices that operate to perform a safe stop maneuver.