A system for an autonomous vehicle comprising: an array of sensors (361; 363; 365; 433A-I) configured to capture one or more objects in an external environment of the autonomous vehicle and generate sensor data based on the captured one or more objects; a time sensitive network switch (350; 450) configured to receive the sensor data, wherein the time sensitive network switch is configured to receive an elevated voltage; a power distribution module coupled to the time sensitive network switch to provide the elevated voltage to the time sensitive network switch, wherein the power distribution module is configured to convert a vehicle battery voltage to the elevated voltage to provide the elevated voltage to the time sensitive network switch to power sensors in the array of sensors, wherein the vehicle battery voltage is used to operate the vehicle and the elevated voltage is above 30 VDC; and a data-power interface (337A-I; 437A-I; 537) separately coupling at least two of the sensors in the array to the time sensitive network switch, wherein the time sensitive network switch includes a separate connector (339A-I; 439A-I) for the data-power interface, for each of the at least two sensors and wherein the data-power interface includes: power conductors to provide the elevated voltage from the time sensitive network switch to the sensors in the array to power the sensors, and a first data conductor and a second data conductor that are configured to provide a high-speed vehicle communication link between the time sensitive network switch and the sensors, an array of sensors (361; 363; 365; 433A-I) configured to capture one or more objects in an external environment of the autonomous vehicle and generate sensor data based on the captured one or more objects; a time sensitive network switch (350; 450) configured to receive the sensor data, wherein the time sensitive network switch is configured to receive an elevated voltage; a power distribution module coupled to the time sensitive network switch to provide the elevated voltage to the time sensitive network switch, wherein the power distribution module is configured to convert a vehicle battery voltage to the elevated voltage to provide the elevated voltage to the time sensitive network switch to power sensors in the array of sensors, wherein the vehicle battery voltage is used to operate the vehicle and the elevated voltage is above 30 VDC; and a data-power interface (337A-I; 437A-I; 537) separately coupling at least two of the sensors in the array to the time sensitive network switch, wherein the time sensitive network switch includes a separate connector (339A-I; 439A-I) for the data-power interface, for each of the at least two sensors and wherein the data-power interface includes: power conductors to provide the elevated voltage from the time sensitive network switch to the sensors in the array to power the sensors, and a first data conductor and a second data conductor that are configured to provide a high-speed vehicle communication link between the time sensitive network switch and the sensors, power conductors to provide the elevated voltage from the time sensitive network switch to the sensors in the array to power the sensors, and a first data conductor and a second data conductor that are configured to provide a high-speed vehicle communication link between the time sensitive network switch and the sensors,