Foreword Acknowledgments Acronyms 1 Introduction 1 1.1 What This Book Is and Is Not 3 1.2 On Autonomy Levels 6 1.3 Embrace the Uncertainty 7 1.4 On Electric Vehicles 8 1.5 Autonomous Driving: A Short History 9 I. Technology 12 2 Algorithms: Part 1 13 2.1 Localization: Sensors 15 2.
2 Route Planning: Global 20 2.3 Prediction 21 2.4 Behavior Planning and Reinforcement Learning 33 2.5 Trajectory Planning 41 3 Algorithms: Part 2 49 3.1 Environment Perception 50 3.2 "Where am I?" 60 3.3 Object Tracking 69 3.4 Route Search 72 3.
5 Prediction 75 3.6 Motion Planning 77 3.7 End-to-End Autonomous Driving 80 4 Hardware Platform 85 4.1 Brief History of Automotive Chips 86 4.2 E/E Architecture Evolution 88 4.3 Computation Hardware 91 4.4 Hardware for Safety 96 4.5 Snapdragon Computation Platforms 100 4.
6 Communication Hardware 102 5 Software Platform 107 5.1 Software Architecture Overview 108 5.2 System Software: Hypervisor 110 5.3 System Software: Middleware 112 5.4 System Software: OS Core 117 5.5 Functional Software 120 5.6 Application Software 122 5.7 Vehicle-Cloud Synergy 125 5.
8 Case Study: Evolution of Apollo 126 6 Data Management 131 6.1 Data Ecosystem 132 6.2 Data Architectures 134 6.3 Data Governance 137 6.4 Data Management 139 6.5 Case Study: Cloud-Based Data Management 150 7 V2X: Cooperative Driving 157 7.1 DSRC and C-V2X 159 7.2 Application Scenarios 160 7.
3 Global Efforts on V2X 163 7.4 Collaborative Perception 169 II. Business and Regulation 174 8 Global Market Dynamics 175 8.1 US: Fragmented Leadership 177 8.2 China: Policy-Driven Innovation at Scale 181 8.3 Europe: Regulation-Driven Advancement 184 8.4 Hybrid Models 187 9 Value Chain and Ecosystem 189 9.1 Vehicle Physical Systems 190 9.
2 Vehicle Communication Infrastructure 202 9.3 Domain Controllers 206 9.4 Sensors 209 9.5 Cloud Services 211 9.6 Changing Landscape 214 10 Business Models 217 10.1 Platform-Based Model 218 10.2 Mobility-as-a-Service Model 220 10.3 Fleet Ownership Model 222 10.
4 Subscription Model 224 10.5 Data Monetization Model 225 10.6 Preventing Model Degradation 227 11 Commercialization Tarpit 229 11.1 Funding Mechanisms 231 11.2 Commercialization Stages 233 11.3 Survivors 239 11.4 Commercialization Cycles 243 11.5 Commercial Alliance Structures 245 12 Industry Verticals 249 12.
1 Autonomous Freight Trucking 253 12.2 Autonomous Shuttles 257 12.3 Urban Distribution 260 12.4 Special Scenarios 263 12.5 Robotaxi 266 13 Battery 273 13.1 Battery as System 27 13.2 Raw Materials 276 13.3 Cell Components 280 13.
4 Manufacturing 284 13.5 Cost Reduction 288 13.6 Recycling 290 13.7 Battery Safety 295 13.8 Reflection 298 14 Safety Standards and Regulations 301 14.1 Functional Safety 303 14.2 Safety of the Intended Functionality 316 14.3 Cybersecurity 319 A Autonomous Driving Legal Frameworks of the EU and China: A Comparative Study 323 A.
1 Legislative Progress Overview 323 A.2 Product Approval and Road Operation 327 A.3 Liability Attribution 330 A.4 Data Governance 336 Index 341.