Vehicle platform and method for controlling vehicle platform

A method for controlling a vehicle platform to and from which an autonomous driving kit that gives an instruction for autonomous driving is attachable and detachable, the vehicle platform being configured to be capable of autonomous driving,

• the vehicle platform including:
• a base vehicle that performs a specific function used for autonomous driving and manual driving;
• a first vehicle control interface box that relays control communication between the autonomous driving kit and the base vehicle via a first path;
• a second vehicle control interface box that relays control communication between the autonomous driving kit and the base vehicle via a second path;
• and
• a power switch that accepts an operation of switching on or off the base vehicle,
• a driving mode of the vehicle platform set in each of the first vehicle control interface box and the second vehicle control interface box being switchable to an autonomous driving mode or a manual driving mode,
• the method comprising:
• when a two-system failure occurs in a case where the driving mode set in the first vehicle control interface box is the autonomous driving mode, controlling, by the first vehicle control interface box, the base vehicle to carry out emergency stop control, the two-system failure being a failure that makes communication or control via the first path and the second path impossible;
• and
• when the two-system failure occurs in a case where the driving mode set in the second vehicle control interface box is the autonomous driving mode, controlling, by the second vehicle control interface box, the base vehicle to carry out the emergency stop control;
• and
• when an operation of switching off the base vehicle by the power switch is accepted after the emergency stop control is carried out, switching, by the first vehicle control interface box, the driving mode set in the first vehicle control interface box to the manual driving mode;
• or
• when the operation of switching off the base vehicle by the power switch is accepted after the emergency stop control is carried out, switching, by the second vehicle control interface box, the driving mode set in the second vehicle control interface box to the manual driving mode.