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The autonomous technology will increase the popularity of autonomous vehicles more popular. The safety of the driving process of the autonomous vehicles seems to be particularly important. The question of how to automate inspection and repair is an urgent one that should be addressed by experts in the field. There is no technology available that can be used to automate the inspection and repair of the self-driving vehicles.
The present application offers a method and system of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair as well as a vehicle controller and an inspection and repair device.
An embodiment of the present application provides a method for implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair. It includes:
the obtaining of, via a vehicle controller, self-inspection information, and directing a vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection or repair position after determining that the vehicle malfunctions according to the auto-inspection data of the vehicle
transmitting, via the controller of the vehicle, vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair equipment sending, by the vehicle controller, diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus
The controller of the vehicle will be notified by inspection and repairs apparatus.
A particular embodiment of the present application provides a method of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair. It includes:
A vehicle controller used to collect self-inspection information, to control a vehicle to drive in the repair or inspection point and to determine if the malfunctions of the vehicle is determined based on the vehicle’s self-inspection, and to send vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection or repair equipment.
the apparatus for inspection and repair that is designed to identify a repair suggestion based on vehicle diagnostic information and then send the repair advice to the controller of the vehicle.
A vehicle controller is an example of the present invention. It includes:
a communication unit configured to receive and send information; and
A control unit capable of obtaining self-inspection information for the vehicle, controlling the vehicle’s drive to an inspection or repair site in the event of a malfunction as determined by the vehicle self-inspection data, and transmitting information about the vehicle’s diagnostics to an inspector and repair equipment.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes an apparatus for inspection and repairs that includes:
A device for communication that can be able to receive and transmit information; and
an inspection and repair system designed to receive, via the unit that communicates, the vehicle’s diagnostics from a controller for a vehicle to determine a suitable repair advice according to the diagnostics of the vehicle, andsend the repair advice to the vehicle controller.
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