An autonomous vehicle intelligent driving system with re-distribution of driving tasks

A transportation management system that provides full vehicle operations and control for connected and automated vehicle and highway systems by sending individual vehicles with detailed and time-sensitive control instructions for vehicle following, lane changing, route guidance, and related information, comprising:

• a) A hierarchy of traffic control centers/units (TCCs/TCUs), that process information and give traffic operations instructions, wherein said TCCs and TCUs are automatic or semi-automated computational modules that focus on data gathering, information processing, network optimization, and traffic control;
• b) A network of Road Side Units (RSUs), that receive data flow from connected vehicles, detect traffic conditions, and send targeted instructions to vehicles, wherein said RSU network focuses on data sensing, data processing, control signal delivery, and information distribution, and said point or segment TCU can be combined or integrated with a RSU;
• c) A vehicle sub-system, comprising a mixed traffic flow of vehicles at different levels of connectivity and automation;
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• d) Communication systems that provide wired and wireless communication services to all the entities in the systems.