Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle

Abstract

Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle. The apparatus for controlling the autonomous vehicle includes a sensor that acquires sensed data on a vehicle surrounding, a driving device that drives the vehicle, and a processor that detects a passenger based on the sensed data, determines a stop point for stopping the vehicle in a stop zone, determines a decelerating section till a specific distance from the stop point, and controls the driving device so that a speed of the vehicle at an end point of decelerating section is lower than a speed of the vehicle at the starting point of the decelerating section.

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