SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY STOPPING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A system for automatically stopping an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The autonomous vehicle includes a primary brake (10) and a secondary brake (20) controlled by least one control module (30) or different control modules (31, 32). The system comprises: an error detection module (110) configured to detect an error in the control of the primary brake (10) or the secondary brake (20) by the one control module (30) or the different control modules (31, 32); and a supplemental control module (120) configured, upon a detected error by the error module (110), to cause a stop of the autonomous vehicle using the primary brake (10) or the secondary brake (20).