Black Box Data Recorder with Artificial Intelligence Processor in Autonomous Driving Vehicle

摘要

A black box controller determines whether or not vehicle sensor data of an autonomous vehicle is to be recorded in a non-volatile storage device, based on a result from an artificial intelligence (AI) processor. For example, the AI processor analyzes the sensor data to detect an event of interest that is about to take place and/or has taken place, such as an imminent or impending collision or nearby collision involving the respective vehicle or other vehicle. In response to the AI processor detecting an event, the AI processor instructs the black box controller to store the vehicle sensor data to the non-volatile storage; and the sensor data collected for a time period leading to the event and/or during the event is selected and stored in the non-volatile storage. As a result, there are less writing operations to the non-volatile storage device that may have relatively limited endurance.