Patent ID: 11904899
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous driving system for an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous driving system comprising:
a plurality of on-board autonomous sensors that sense data related to operation of the autonomous vehicle and a surrounding environment;
a receptacle; and
an automated driving controller in electronic communication with the plurality of on-board autonomous sensors and the receptacle, wherein the receptacle electronically connects the automated driving controller to a corresponding plug of a secondary autonomous sensor system, and wherein the automated driving controller is instructed to:
receive an indication one or more of the plurality of on-board autonomous sensors are non-functional and the secondary autonomous sensor system including one or more replacement sensors are installed upon the autonomous vehicle;
verify the secondary autonomous sensor system based on a security check;
perform a redundancy check between the one or more replacement sensors and the plurality of on-board autonomous sensors;
determine data received from the one or more replacement sensors are valid based on the redundancy check; and
in response to determining the one or more replacement sensors are valid based on the redundancy check, operate the autonomous vehicle in a limp home mode.