Driving Task

Last updated Jun 23, 2022

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It is subdivided into three sub-tasks:

• Perceiving the environment.
• Planning how to reach from point A to point B.
• Controlling the vehicle.

• Lateral Control: relates to steering, i.e. going left/right, straight, tracking a curve, etc.
• Longitudinal Control: accelerating/braking.
• Object and Event Detection and Response (OEDR): Detect objects and events that immediately effect the driving task and react to them appropriately.
• Planning:
  • Long Term: Traveling to a destination.
  • Short Term: Executing lane-changing maneuvers
• Miscellaneous: Signaling indicators, hand waving 👋🏻, interaction with other drivers, etc.