Abstract: Provided herein is a sensor enclosure assembly. The sensor assembly includes a first enclosure positioned at a front of a vehicle roof, and a second enclosure positioned at a rear of the vehicle roof. The first enclosure and the second enclosure each include sensors, which include at least two cameras, and at least one Lidar, cleaning nozzles that direct a fluid towards an exterior cover of the first enclosure or the second enclosure, and a fan disposed within an interior of the first enclosure or the second enclosure and facing towards vents on an exterior of the first enclosure or the second enclosure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system of a redundancy structure for an autonomous driving system. The system may comprise an acquisition sub-system, a power supply sub-system and a processing sub-system connecting the acquisition sub-system. The acquisition sub-system may include at least one primary acquisition device and at least one backup acquisition device. The power supply sub-system may include a primary power supply device configured to power the at least one primary acquisition device and a first portion of the at least one backup acquisition device, and a backup power supply device configured to power the at least one primary acquisition device and a second portion of the at least one backup acquisition device. The processing sub-system may include a primary processing device, and a backup processing device that serves as a backup device of at least a part of the primary processing device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for driving mode switching in autonomous driving. The method may include obtaining status information of a vehicle system, the status information including a current driving mode of the vehicle system; obtaining at least one mode switching condition, each of the at least one mode switching condition corresponding to a candidate driving mode that triggers switching the vehicle system from the current driving mode to the candidate driving mode; determining that the status information of the vehicle system satisfies one of the at least one mode switching condition; designating a candidate driving mode corresponding to the one of the at least one mode switching condition as a target driving mode; switching the current driving mode into the target driving mode.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of an apparatus including a vehicle. A battery pack including one or more individual batteries powers the vehicle. An underbody shield positioned on the underside of the vehicle protects the battery pack and has integrated therein an induction coil and one or more power conditioning components electrically coupled between the induction coil and the battery pack.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of an apparatus including a vehicle door having an interior side, an exterior side, and a door cavity between the interior side and the exterior side. An electrically-operated door latch-and-lock mechanism positioned in the door cavity, and the latch-and-lock mechanism includes a mechanical override that allows the latch-and-lock mechanism to be locked, unlocked, and unlatched in the absence of electrical power. A secure activation mechanism positioned remotely from the latch-and-lock mechanism on the exterior side of the vehicle door, and a mechanical is link positioned in the door cavity. The mechanical link couples the secure activation mechanism to the mechanical override so that the secure activation mechanism can be used to activate the mechanical override to lock, unlock or unlatch the latch-and-lock mechanism.