KR20190140496A - Apparatus for alerting state of autonomous vehicle, system having the same and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an autonomous driving state notification device, a system including the same, and a method thereof. An autonomous driving state notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a communication unit which performs communication with a surrounding communication medium; and a processor which determines a current vehicle communication state, a road condition, time information, and the weather condition of a vehicle using information received from the communication unit or information stored in the vehicle when receiving an autonomous driving request, performs autonomous driving control based on the vehicle communication state, the road condition, the time information, and the weather condition, and outputs a notification when sensing a change in at least one of the vehicle communication state, the road condition, the time information, and the weather condition.

Description

Apparatus for alerting state of autonomous vehicle, system having the same and method example}

The present invention relates to an autonomous driving state notification device, a system including the same, and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a technology for notifying a user of a change in the autonomous driving stage.

For the convenience of a user using a vehicle, various types of sensors, electronic devices, and the like are provided. In particular, research on the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) has been actively conducted for the user's driving convenience. In addition, development of autonomous vehicles is being actively conducted.

The autonomous vehicle determines the surrounding situation through various sensors mounted on the vehicle and controls autonomous driving by obtaining information from surrounding vehicles, traffic lights, pedestrians, etc. through V2X communication.

However, vehicle communication is developing from the 4th generation (4G) to the 5th generation communication (5G), and 5G communication is getting more attention due to the characteristics of high speed, ultra connection, and ultra low delay, but the infrastructure construction is not supported at present. .

In this case, there is an area capable of only 4G communication and an area capable of both 4G and 5G communication, thereby limiting the autonomous driving function according to the communication connection state when the vehicle is driven. Therefore, the user needs to be notified when a limitation occurs in the autonomous driving function.

An embodiment of the present invention is to determine the autonomous driving stage based on the communication state of the vehicle, road conditions, time information, and weather conditions, and at least one or more changes of the communication state, road conditions, time information, weather conditions, and changes thereof. The present invention provides an autonomous driving state notification device, a system including the same, and a method thereof, by informing a user of a change in the autonomous driving phase in real time so that the user can safely drive.

Technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following descriptions.

An autonomous driving state notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for performing communication with a communication medium around; And when the autonomous driving request is received, determine a current vehicle communication state, road state, time information, and weather state of the vehicle using information received from the communication unit or information stored in the vehicle, and determine the vehicle communication state, the road state, A processor configured to perform autonomous driving control based on the time information and the weather condition, and to output a notification when detecting at least one change in the vehicle communication state, the road condition, the time information, and the weather condition It may include.

In one embodiment, the vehicle communication state includes at least one or more of a non-communicable state, a 4G communication enabled state, and a 5G communication enabled state, wherein the road state is at least one of a highway, an automobile-only road, and a general road. It may include.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor may include displaying the at least one change on a display device or controlling to output a guide voice.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the autonomous driving request is received, the processor may include controlling to display and output an autonomous driving expected state on a driving route to a set destination.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set, the processor may include controlling to display and output the autonomous driving prediction state for each zone on the map including the current location. have.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vehicle communication state is a non-communicable state and the road state is a highway or an automobile-only road, the processor may perform autonomous driving of a vehicle by using a sensor, a camera, and embedded map data of the vehicle. Control to perform.

The processor may not perform autonomous driving when the vehicle communication state is a non-communication state and the road state is a general road, in a bad weather state, or when at least one or more of the time information is a night condition. Control may be included.

In one embodiment, the processor, when the vehicle communication state is the 4G communication capable state and the road state is a highway or a car-only road, vehicle-driven autonomous driving and vehicle using a sensor, a camera, and embedded map data of the vehicle. It may include controlling to perform autonomous driving through the linkage between the communication (V2V) or the vehicle and the infrastructure (V2I).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor may include controlling to perform autonomous driving through communication between a vehicle and an infrastructure (V2I) when the vehicle communication state is a 4G communication enabled state and the road state is a general road. .

In one embodiment, the processor, when the vehicle communication state is 5G communication enabled state, vehicle-driven autonomous driving and vehicle communication (V2X) using a sensor, a camera, and embedded map data of the vehicle regardless of the road state. It may include controlling to perform autonomous driving in conjunction with.

When the system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives the autonomous driving request, the system determines the current vehicle communication state, road condition, time information, and weather condition of the vehicle by using information received from the outside or information stored in the vehicle. Perform autonomous driving control based on the vehicle communication state, the road condition, the time information, and the weather condition, and detect a change in at least one of the vehicle communication state, the road condition, the time information, and the weather condition. An autonomous driving state notification device controlling to output a notification when the notification is made; And a display device configured to output the notification under the control of the autonomous driving state notification device.

In one embodiment, the apparatus may further include a navigation device that provides map information and a route to a destination.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the autonomous driving request is received, the autonomous driving state notification device may include controlling to display the predicted autonomous driving state on the driving route to a set destination to display on the navigation device. .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set, the autonomous driving state notification device displays the autonomous driving prediction state for each zone on the map including the current location on the navigation device. Control to output.

According to an embodiment, the autonomous driving state notification device may be configured to display at least one of a color, hatching, and line thickness of the autonomous driving function according to the vehicle communication state and the road state in order to display the predicted autonomous driving state. It may include controlling to display separately by using.

An autonomous driving state notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication with the communication medium around the vehicle driving;

When the autonomous driving request is received, determining a current vehicle communication state, road condition, time information, and weather condition of the vehicle by using the communication result or information stored in the vehicle; Performing autonomous driving control based on the vehicle communication state, the road state, the time information, and the weather condition; And controlling to output a notification when at least one of a change in the vehicle communication state, a change in the road state, a time change, and a change in the weather state occurs.

The controlling of the output of the notification may include displaying a detected state when at least one of a change in the vehicle communication state, a change in the road state, a time change, and a change in the weather state occurs. Or display the device or control to output the guide voice.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method may further include controlling to display and output the predicted autonomous driving state on the driving route to the destination when the autonomous driving request is received before driving the vehicle.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set before driving the vehicle, controlling to display and output the autonomous driving prediction state for each zone on the map including the current location. It may include.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the performing of the autonomous driving control may include releasing autonomous driving when at least one of a general road state, a night time, and a bad weather condition is not available in a communication state.

The present technology determines an autonomous driving stage based on a communication state, road condition, time information, and weather condition of a vehicle, and changes at least one or more of communication state, road condition, time information, and weather condition and autonomous driving due to the change. By notifying the user of the step change in real time, the user can safely drive against it.

In addition, various effects may be provided that are directly or indirectly identified through this document.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system for notification of an autonomous driving state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is an exemplary view showing a vehicle communication state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for notifying an autonomous driving state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for guiding an autonomous driving prediction state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a table illustrating an autonomous driving function based on a vehicle communication state and a road state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary diagram showing an autonomous driving prediction state on a route when setting a destination of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an autonomous driving prediction state for each zone on a map when a destination of a vehicle is not set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 illustrates a computing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing an embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related well-known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of an embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In describing the components of an embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. In addition, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system for notification of an autonomous driving state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

The system for autonomous driving state notification according to an embodiment of the present invention is an autonomous driving state notification device 200 for communicating with the autonomous driving control center 101, the infrastructure device 102 of the road, the surrounding vehicle 103 The device may include a device, a navigation device 300, a display device 400, a sensing device 500, and an image acquisition device 600.

The autonomous driving state notification device 200, the navigation device 300, the display device 400, the detection device 500, and the image acquisition device 600 of FIG. 1 may be mounted in a vehicle.

The autonomous driving control center 101 may provide communication information, road information, weather information, and the like for autonomous driving to a vehicle.

The road infrastructure device 102 communicates with the vehicles traveling on the road to provide information for autonomous driving.

When the autonomous driving state notification device 200 receives the autonomous driving request from the user, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 determines the current vehicle communication state of the vehicle, the road state of the road on which the vehicle is driving or to be driven, the current time, the weather condition, and the like, Perform autonomous driving control based on the state, road condition, current time, and weather condition, and check the change in at least one or more of the vehicle communication state, road condition, current time, and weather condition, and then determine the vehicle communication state, road condition, and current time. In addition, when at least one change in the weather condition occurs, the user may detect a graphic notification or a voice notification through the display device. In this regard, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 may limit the autonomous driving function according to at least one change of the vehicle communication state, the road state, the current time, and the weather state. You can do that.

To this end, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, a processor 230.

The communication unit 210 communicates with the autonomous driving control center 101, the infrastructure device 102, and the surrounding vehicle 103. At this time, the communication unit 210 performs short-range communication, fourth generation (4G) communication (4G), fifth generation (5G) communication and the like.

The storage unit 220 stores information determined by the processor 230, information received through the communication unit 210, and the like.

The processor 230 may receive information received through communication with the autonomous driving control center 101, the infrastructure device 102, and the surrounding vehicle 103, or the information received from the vehicle sensing device 500 and the image acquisition device 600. The information is used to determine the current vehicle communication status of the vehicle, the road condition of the road on which the vehicle is driving or should be driven, the current time, the weather condition, and the like, and the vehicle communication status, the road condition, the current time, and the weather condition. It determines the autonomous driving function that can be operated.

In this case, the vehicle communication state may include at least one or more of a non-communicable state, a 4G communication enabled state, and a 5G communication enabled state, and the road state may include at least one or more of a highway, an automobile-only road, and a general road. The current time information may include information on whether the current time is day or night, and the weather condition may include bad weather such as snow, rain, typhoon, and fog.

The processor 230 controls not to perform an autonomous driving function when a current time is night or when a weather condition is a bad weather condition and a vehicle cannot be communicated and a general road must be driven. That is, the processor 230 may stop an autonomous driving because an unexpected accident may occur when it is a night road, a bad weather state, a communication impossible state and a general road driving condition.

road
Communication highway car
Private road General road No communication Autonomous Driving by Vehicle (Phase 1) No autonomous driving 4G communication Autonomous driving + V2V, V2I communication autonomous driving (2 stages) Autonomous driving based on V2I communication (3 steps) 5G communication Autonomous driving of vehicles and autonomous driving in connection with V2X (V2V, V2I, V2P, 3D MAP) communication (4 levels)

Table 1 is for vehicle communication state and road condition based autonomous driving function limitations.

When the current time is not a night condition and the weather condition is not bad weather, the processor 230 performs autonomous driving function control based on the vehicle communication state and the road condition. That is, when the current time is a night condition and the weather condition is bad weather, autonomous driving is not performed for safe driving regardless of vehicle toe-in state and road condition.

Referring to Table 1, the processor 230 may control not to perform autonomous driving for safe driving when the vehicle communication state is a communication impossible state and the road state is a general road. That is, in the case of general roads, there are risks of accidents when autonomous driving of vehicles is driven by unexpected situations, so do not perform autonomous driving.

The processor 230 may determine at least one of a detection result of the sensing device 500 of the vehicle, image data of the image capturing device 600, and pre-built map data when the state of the communication is impossible and the road state is a highway or a vehicle-only road. It can be controlled to perform the vehicle driving autonomous driving (step 1).

In addition, when the vehicle communication state is a fourth generation (4G) communication possible state and the road state is a highway or an automobile-only road, the processor 230 detects a result of the detection device 500 of the vehicle, and the image data of the image acquisition device 600. And performing autonomous driving (step 2) by linking vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) or vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) as well as autonomous vehicle driving using at least one or more of pre-built map data. do.

The processor 230 may control to perform autonomous driving (step 3) through a vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) when the vehicle communication state is a 4G communication enabled state and the road state is a general road.

The processor 230 may detect at least one of a detection result of the sensing device 500 of the vehicle, image data of the image acquisition device 600, and pre-built map data when the vehicle communication state is 5G communication. By using the vehicle can be controlled to perform autonomous driving (step 4) by linking the vehicle autonomous driving and vehicle communication (V2X). That is, the processor 230 performs stable autonomous driving by controlling the autonomous driving in consideration of not only information of sensors and cameras in the vehicle itself but also information received through vehicle communication. In this case, vehicle to everything (V2X) includes vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure communication (V2I), vehicle-to-pedestrian communication (V2P), and autonomous driving center 101. In the fourth step of autonomous driving, autonomous driving may be performed using V2X communication information, 3D map information received from the autonomous driving center 101, and the like.

As described above, the processor 230 discriminates and determines autonomous driving stages (non-autonomous driving stages, steps 1 to 4) based on the vehicle communication state, road state, time information, weather condition, and the like and autonomous driving according to the stage. Function can be performed. In addition, the processor 230 may provide a notification to the user by controlling to display the autonomous driving step (non-autonomous driving step, steps 1 to 4) as a graphic character or the like on the display apparatus 400 or by controlling the voice output. . That is, the processor 230 may directly display a communication state, road state, time information, and weather state on the screen of the display apparatus 400 or the navigation apparatus 300 as shown in FIG. 2 through graphic characters or pictures. And can display autonomous driving stages. At this time, the communication state, road state, time information, weather state, etc. may be expressed in a picture or color according to each state, and the autonomous driving step may be displayed in a bar graph or the like so that the user may know the step at a glance. .

The processor 230 may change the vehicle communication state, the road state change, the time change, and the weather (weather) state change during autonomous driving control by using the vehicle communication state, road state, time information, weather state, and the like. By continuously checking, when at least one or more of a change in a vehicle communication state, a road state change, a time change, and a change in weather condition occurs, the detected state may be displayed on a display device or may be controlled to output a guide voice. have. 2 is an exemplary view showing a vehicle communication state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2A, it can be seen that the existing communication state "4G" is displayed on the upper left side of the screen, and when the communication state changes, the graphic character 10 representing the changed communication state "5G" is displayed.

Tables 2 to 5 below are examples of the voice guidance list, Table 2 is a communication status notification list, Table 3 is a communication status change notification list, Table 4 is a road status change notification list, Table 5 is a night or bad weather conditions List of notifications from.

<Communication Status Notification List>
1.V2V
2. V2I
3. V2P
4. 3D HD MAP

<Communication Status Change Notification List>
1. This area is not available.
2. 4G area.
3. 5G area.

<Road State Change Notification List>
1. Enter the highway.
2. Enter the exclusive road.
3. Enter the road.

<Night / weather condition guide list>
1.Rain will disable autonomous driving system.
2. The autonomous driving system is canceled due to night conditions.

When the autonomous driving request is received, the processor 230 may control to display and output the predicted autonomous driving state on the driving route to the set destination.

In addition, when the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set, the processor 230 may control to display and output the autonomous driving prediction state for each zone on the map including the current location.

The navigation device 300 may generate and provide a route that reaches a destination input by the user, and display and provide a stepwise autonomous driving section on the route according to a request of the autonomous driving state notification device 200.

The display apparatus 400 may display a communication state, a road state, a time, a weather state, etc. of the vehicle, and may display an autonomous driving stage. The display device 400 may include a head-up display of a vehicle, a cluster, and the like. Meanwhile, although the display apparatus 400 and the navigation apparatus 300 are separately disclosed in the present invention, the screen of the navigation apparatus 300 may be replaced with a display apparatus.

The sensing device 500 may include at least one sensor, and the at least one sensor may include an ultrasonic sensor, a lidar sensor, a radar sensor, an acceleration sensor, a yaw rate sensor, a torque measuring sensor, a wheel speed sensor, or the like. And it detects a variety of information for autonomous driving, such as obstacles around the vehicle, lanes, the location of the vehicle and the surrounding vehicle, speed and acceleration, and provides it to the autonomous driving state notification device 200.

The image capturing apparatus 600 may include a camera, a narrow angle camera, and a wide angle camera installed at the front, rear, left and right sides, and the image data photographing the surroundings for autonomous driving to the autonomous driving state notification device 200. to provide.

The system for autonomous driving state notification according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration determines an autonomous driving step based on a communication state, road state, time information, and weather state during autonomous driving, and provides a communication state, a road state, By informing the user of a change in the autonomous driving stage due to the change in at least one or more of the time information and the weather condition in real time, the user can safely drive in preparation.

Hereinafter, an autonomous driving state notification method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 3. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for notifying an autonomous driving state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the autonomous driving state notification device 200 of FIG. 1 performs the process of FIG. 3. In addition, in the description of FIG. 3, the operations described as being performed by the apparatus may be understood to be controlled by the processor 230 of the apparatus 200.

First, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 starts the vehicle driving (S101), and when receiving an autonomous driving request from the user (S102), checks the vehicle communication state, road state, time information, and weather state (S103). ), The autonomous driving stage is performed according to the check result. In this case, when the time is a night state, the weather is bad weather condition, or when driving on a general road in a communication disabled state, the autonomous driving impossible step is performed (S104). The autonomous driving impossibility step is a step in which the user directly drives without assistance of autonomous driving. In addition, when the time is not a night state and the weather is not a bad weather state, and the communication is not possible or a general road driving condition, the autonomous driving stages (steps 1 to 4) are performed based on the vehicle communication state and the road state. .

Thereafter, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 checks the change in the vehicle communication state (S105), and when the change in the vehicle communication state occurs, the display device 400 displays the change in the vehicle communication state and outputs a voice notification. It is controlled (S106). In this case, the voice notification may be output through an in-vehicle speaker (not shown) or the navigation device 300. In this case, the change in the vehicle communication state means a change between a communication unavailable state, a 4G state, and a 5G state.

The autonomous driving state notification device 200 checks the change in the road state (S107) and when the change of the road state occurs, the display device 400 displays the change in the road state and controls to output a voice notification (S108). In this case, the change in the road state means that the driving road is a change between a general road, an automobile road, and a high speed road.

The autonomous driving state notification device 200 checks a time or weather change (S109) and when a time or weather change occurs, controls the display device 400 to display a change in time or weather and output a voice notification (S110). . In this case, the change in time may include a change from daytime conditions to night conditions, and the like, and the change in weather may include a change from a good weather state to a bad weather state.

Hereinafter, a method for guiding an autonomous driving prediction state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for guiding an autonomous driving prediction state of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the autonomous driving state notification device 200 and the navigation device 300 of FIG. 1 perform the process of FIG. 4.

First, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 turns on the autonomous driving mode (S201), and receives a request for checking the autonomous driving expected state from the user (S202), and checks whether the destination is set by the user ( S203).

When the destination is set, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 determines the autonomous driving stage for each zone on the map by determining the communication state, road state, time information, and weather state on the map including the current location (S204). In operation S206, information about the determined autonomous driving step is provided to the navigation device 300.

On the other hand, when the destination is not set, the autonomous driving state notification device 200 determines the autonomous driving step on the path by determining the communication status, road condition, time information, and weather condition on the route from the starting point to the destination (S205). In operation S206, information about the determined autonomous driving step is provided to the navigation device 300.

In response, the navigation device 300 provides the autonomous driving expected state by displaying the autonomous driving step information on the route from the starting point to the destination or on the map including the current location (S207).

 FIG. 5 is a table illustrating a vehicle communication state and a road state based autonomous driving function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an expected state of autonomous driving on a route when setting a destination of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is an exemplary view showing the predicted autonomous driving for each zone on the map when the destination of the vehicle is not set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the autonomous driving step may be an autonomous driving step, a vehicle driving autonomous driving (stage 1), a vehicle driving autonomous driving + V2V, V2I communication autonomous driving (stage 2), V2I communication based autonomous driving (stage 3), Vehicle-driven autonomous driving + V2X communication-linked autonomous driving (step 4) can be divided into hatching, color, or line thickness.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the user may display a route by dividing the autonomous driving stage (non-autonomous driving stage, steps 1 to 4) on the route from the starting point to the destination by hatching, color, or thickness of the line. At a glance, the steps of autonomous driving are known.

5 and 7, when the destination is not input, the autonomous driving stage (autonomous driving impossible, steps 1 to 4) is divided into hatching, color, or line thickness on the map information including the current location. Can be displayed.

8 illustrates a computing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the computing system 1000 may include at least one processor 1100, a memory 1300, a user interface input device 1400, a user interface output device 1500, and storage connected through a bus 1200. 1600, and network interface 1700.

The processor 1100 may be a central processing unit (CPU) or a semiconductor device that executes processing for instructions stored in the memory 1300 and / or the storage 1600. The memory 1300 and the storage 1600 may include various types of volatile or nonvolatile storage media. For example, the memory 1300 may include a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

Thus, the steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with one embodiment disclosed herein may be implemented directly in hardware, a software module, or a combination of the two executed by the processor 1100. The software module resides in storage media (ie, memory 1300 and / or storage 1600), such as RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disks, removable disks, CD-ROMs. You may.

An example storage medium is coupled to the processor 1100, which can read information from and write information to the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor 1100. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside in a user terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the exemplary embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by the exemplary embodiment. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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Communication unit for performing communication with the communication medium around; And
When the autonomous driving request is received, the current vehicle communication state, road state, time information, and weather state of the vehicle are determined using information received from the communication unit or information stored in the vehicle, and the vehicle communication state, the road state, and the A processor configured to perform autonomous driving control based on time information and the weather condition, and to output a notification when detecting at least one change of the vehicle communication state, the road condition, the time information, and the weather condition;
Autonomous driving status notification device comprising a. The method according to claim 1,
The vehicle communication state includes at least one or more of a non-communicable state, a fourth generation (4G) communication possible state, and a fifth generation (5G) communication possible state,
The road state is an autonomous driving state notification device, characterized in that it comprises at least one or more of the highway, automobile-only road, and general road. The method according to claim 2,
The processor,
And displaying the at least one change on a display device or outputting a guide voice. The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
And when the autonomous driving request is received, control to display and output the autonomous driving expected state on the driving route to the set destination. The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
And when the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set, controlling to display and output the predicted autonomous driving for each zone on the map including the current location. The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
When the vehicle communication state is a non-communication state and the road state is a highway or an automobile-only road, autonomous driving is controlled to perform vehicle-driven autonomous driving using a sensor, a camera, and embedded map data of the vehicle. Status notification device. The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
When the vehicle communication state is a non-communication state and the road state is a general road, in a bad weather state, and when at least one or more of the time information is a night condition, the autonomous driving state is controlled. Notification device. The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
When the vehicle communication state is a state capable of 4G communication and the road state is a highway or a vehicle-only road, vehicle-driven autonomous driving and vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) using a sensor, a camera, and embedded map data of the vehicle, Or Autonomous driving status notification device characterized in that the control to perform autonomous driving through the connection between the vehicle (V2I: Vehicle to Infrastructure). The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
And when the vehicle communication state is a 4G communication enabled state and the road state is a general road, performing autonomous driving through communication between the vehicle and the infrastructure (V2I). The method according to claim 1,
The processor,
When the vehicle communication state is 5G communication enabled state, autonomous driving is performed by linking vehicle-driven autonomous driving using vehicle sensors, cameras, and embedded map data with vehicle communication (V2X: Vehicle to Everything) regardless of the road state. Autonomous driving status notification device characterized in that the control to perform. When the autonomous driving request is received, the current vehicle communication state, road state, time information, and weather state of the vehicle are determined using information received from the outside or information stored in the vehicle, and the vehicle communication state, the road state, and the time are determined. Autonomous driving control is performed based on the information and the weather condition, and the autonomous driving state controls to output a notification when detecting at least one change in the vehicle communication state, the road state, the time information, and the weather state. Notification device; And
A display device for outputting the notification under the control of the autonomous driving state notification device
System for performing autonomous driving status notification comprising a. The method according to claim 11,
A navigation device for providing map information and a route to a destination;
The system for performing autonomous driving status notification further comprising. The method according to claim 12,
The autonomous driving state notification device,
And when the autonomous driving request is received, displaying the autonomous driving expected state on the driving route to the set destination and displaying the autonomous driving state on the navigation device. The method according to claim 12,
The autonomous driving state notification device,
When the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set, the autonomous driving status notification is controlled to display and output the predicted autonomous driving for each zone on the map including the current location on the navigation device. System. The method according to claim 13 or 14,
The autonomous driving state notification device,
In order to display the autonomous driving anticipated state, the autonomous driving function according to the vehicle communication state and the road state is controlled to be displayed separately by using at least one of color, hatching, and line thickness. System that performs status notifications. Performing communication with a communication medium around the vehicle while driving;
Determining a current vehicle communication state, a road state, time information, and a weather state of the vehicle by using the result of the communication or the information stored in the vehicle when the autonomous driving request is received;
Performing autonomous driving control based on the vehicle communication state, the road state, the time information, and the weather condition; And
Controlling to output a notification when at least one of a change in the vehicle communication state, a change in the road state, a time change, and a change in the weather state occurs;
Autonomous driving status notification method comprising a. The method according to claim 16,
The controlling to output the notification may include:
When at least one or more of a change in the vehicle communication state, a change in the road state, a time change, and a change in the weather condition occurs, the detected state is displayed on a display device or controlled to output a guide voice. Autonomous driving status notification method. The method according to claim 16,
Before driving the vehicle,
When the autonomous driving request is received, controlling to display and output the predicted autonomous driving state on the driving route to the destination.
Autonomous driving status notification method further comprising. The method according to claim 16,
Before driving the vehicle,
If the autonomous driving request is received and the destination is not set, controlling to display and output the autonomous driving prediction state for each zone on the map including the current location.
Autonomous driving status notification method further comprising. The method according to claim 16,
The performing of the autonomous driving control may include:
The autonomous driving state notification method, characterized in that the autonomous driving is released when at least one of the general road state, the night time, and the bad weather condition is not available.

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