DIRECT SENSOR LOGGING FOR VEHICLE NETWORK LOGGER SYSTEM

A method for performing direct logging of sensor data in a vehicle network logging system (VNLS) installed on an autonomous vehicle (AV), the VNLS comprising a network switch connected between an onboard sensor of the AV and an onboard computer of the AV, the network switch comprising a logger for logging sensor data to a disk, is described and includes providing a converter node on the network switch; receiving, using the converter node, data generated by the onboard sensor; and converting, using the converter node, the received data to a data record suitable for logging by the logger to the disk.