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Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy ›› 2026, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 1-17.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2026.01.001

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From decoupling to synergy: A paradigm shift in data and computation co-scheduling for intelligent connected vehicles

YUAN Hong1,2(), HUANG Kaisheng1,2, TIAN Guangyu1,*()   

  1. 1. School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
    2. Green Travel Research Center, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing 314006, China
  • Received:2025-11-11 Revised:2026-01-14 Online:2026-02-28 Published:2026-03-19
  • Contact: Prof. Tian GuangyuHe is a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at Tsinghua University, the Chair of the Academic Committee of the School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, the Council Member of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Chair of the Electric Vehicle Committee of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers. His research interests include new energy intelligent vehicle integration and control, automatic transmission, motor control, and battery system application technologies.

Abstract:

Intelligent vehicle cyber-physical systems (IVCPS) are pivotal for transcending the limitations of single-vehicle intelligence, yet their performance is constrained by the conflict between massive data demands and dynamic, scarce communication and computation resources. This conflict stems from the strong coupling between data flow scheduling and computation task scheduling. Prevailing research often adopts a decoupled approach by optimizing these two aspects independently, overlooking the resultant systemic performance bottlenecks and lacking a comprehensive framework for Data-Computation Co-Scheduling. Therefore, this paper systematically reviews the paradigm shift in IVCPS scheduling from resource-driven independent optimization to task-driven integrated co-design. It dissects the evolution of coordination mechanisms, from explicit coordination to implicit fusion, and identifies key future research directions, particularly in applying multi-agent reinforcement learning to resolve distributed resource conflicts and ensuring the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence (AI) decisions. This study aims to establish a clear theoretical framework for the core issue of data-computation co-scheduling, providing crucial theoretical and technical support for the architectural design of next-generation intelligent transportation systems and advanced autonomous driving.

Key words: Intelligent connected vehicles, data-computation co-scheduling, task-driven, cyber-physical systems (CPS), multi-agent systems (MAS)

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