This chapter forms an introduction to autonomous vehicle path planning and path‐tracking control. It begins with an introduction to autonomous vehicles and the motivation for the book as collision free‐path planning and path tracking are the most essential functions of autonomous driving. After the introduction and motivation, the chapter presents a brief history of autonomous driving. It discusses active safety systems and advanced driver assistance systems for series produced road vehicles to show the safe and gradual approach to autonomy and intelligence taken by the automotive industry. The chapter provides brief information on autonomous driving architectures and cybersecurity issues. This is followed by a section on the scope of the book, briefly detailing what is covered in each chapter. The chapter ends with a brief summary and concluding remarks.
Introduction
2021-12-21
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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