Autonomous driving control apparatus and method thereof

An apparatus comprising:

• a sensor device;
• a driving device;
• a memory storing at least one instruction;
• and
• a controller operatively connected with the sensor device and the memory,
• wherein the at least one instruction is configured to, when executed by the controller, cause the apparatus to:
• identify, using the sensor device, a stop indicator in front of a vehicle;
• control, based on a status of the stop indicator, the driving device to stop the vehicle;
• identify, using the sensor device and while the vehicle is stopped, a condition to control the driving device to restart the vehicle, wherein the condition comprises a change of the status of the stop indicator;
• and
• determine, based on the condition, whether to control the driving device to restart the vehicle based on at least one of:
• a tracking status of eyes of a user of the vehicle,
• properties of a driving section associated with presence of a pedestrian in proximity to the vehicle, or
• a user confirmation input for accelerating the vehicle.