Summary

This chapter presented the capabilities required in self-navigating vehicle-processing architectures. It began by introducing driving autonomy levels and the requirements for ensuring the safety of the autonomous vehicle and its occupants, as well as the safety of other vehicles, pedestrians, and stationary objects. We continued with a discussion of the types of sensors and data a self-driving vehicle receives as input while driving. Next, we discussed the types of processing required for vehicle control. We ended with an overview of the Tesla HW3 computer architecture.

Having completed this chapter, you have learned the basics of the computing architectures used by self-driving vehicles and understand the types of sensors used by self-driving vehicles. You can describe the types of processing required by self-driving vehicles and understand the safety issues associated with self-driving vehicles.

In the next and final chapter, we will develop a view of the road ahead...