DELAY DECISION MAKING FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES IN RESPONSE TO OBSTACLES BASED ON CONFIDENCE LEVEL AND DISTANCE

In one embodiment, a process is performed during controlling Autonomous Driving Vehicle (ADV). A confidence level associated with a sensed obstacle is determined (404). If the confidence level is below a confidence threshold, and a distance between the ADV and a potential point of contact with the sensed obstacle is below a distance threshold, then performance of a driving decision is delayed (412). If the confidence level is not below the confidence threshold, or the distance between the ADV and the potential point of contact with the sensed obstacle is not below the distance threshold, the driving decision is performed (410) to reduce risk of contact with the sensed obstacle.