Vehicle Part Identification for Autonomous Driving Vehicles

A method performed by an apparatus for identifying a vehicle part and initiating installation of the vehicle part on a vehicle, the method comprising:

• storing, into a database, quantity information on a plurality of part names for a plurality of vehicle identification numbers, wherein each of the plurality of vehicle identification numbers corresponds to a respective vehicle type among a plurality of vehicle types, wherein the quantity information, the plurality of part names, the plurality of vehicle identification numbers are received from a plurality of second terminals;
• during autonomous driving control of the vehicle, receiving, from a first terminal associated with the vehicle, an indication signal indicating a vehicle identification number and a first part name of a first target part, wherein the receiving the indication signal is associated with a sensed state of a vehicle part of the vehicle;
• detecting, based on the received vehicle identification number in the database, a part name matching the first part name;
• and
• based on finding a target part matching the first part name, generating a list comprising a quantity of the target part, outputting a signal indicating the list, and transmitting, during autonomous driving control of the vehicle, the signal to the first terminal for display.

A server comprising:

• a communication circuit configured to:
• receive, from a plurality of second terminals and via a network, a registration request and information on vehicle parts;
• and
• receive, from at least one of a plurality of first terminals and via the network, a search request and information on target vehicle parts;
• a database configured to, based on the received information on the vehicle parts, store quantity information on a plurality of vehicle part names registered for a plurality of vehicle identification numbers, wherein each of the plurality of vehicle identification numbers corresponds to a respective vehicle type among a plurality of vehicle types;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• during autonomous driving control of a vehicle, receive, from a terminal associated with the vehicle via the communication circuit, an indication signal indicating a first vehicle identification number and a first part name of a first target vehicle part, wherein the reception of the indication signal is associated with a sensed state of a vehicle part of the vehicle;
• based on the first vehicle identification number, identify a corresponding vehicle type among the plurality of vehicle types in the database and identify a corresponding vehicle identification number among the plurality of vehicle identification numbers in the database;
• based on the identified vehicle type, detect a part name matching the first part name among a plurality of vehicle part names registered for the identified vehicle identification number;
• output a signal indicating the detected part name;
• and
• during autonomous driving control of the vehicle, transmit the signal to the terminal associated with the vehicle.