openpilot implements a bridge that allows it to run in the CARLA simulator.
openpilot doesn't have any extreme hardware requirements, however CARLA requires an NVIDIA graphics card and is very resource-intensive and may not run smoothly on your system. For this case, we have a the simulator in low quality by default.
You can also check out the CARLA python documentation to find more parameters to tune that might increase performance on your system.
Start Carla simulator, openpilot and bridge processes located in tools/sim:
# Terminal 1
./start_carla.sh
# Terminal 2 - Run openpilot and bridge in one Docker:
./start_openpilot_docker.sh
# Running the latest local code execute
# Terminal 2:
./launch_openpilot.sh
# Terminal 3
./bridge.pySame commands hold for start_openpilot_docker
$ ./bridge.py -h
Usage: bridge.py [options]
Bridge between CARLA and openpilot.
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--joystick Use joystick input to control the car
--high_quality Set simulator to higher quality (requires good GPU)
--town TOWN Select map to drive in
--spawn_point NUM Number of the spawn point to start in
--host HOST Host address of Carla client (127.0.0.1 as default)
--port PORT Port of Carla client (2000 as default)
To engage openpilot press 1 a few times while focused on bridge.py to increase the cruise speed. All inputs:
| key | functionality |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cruise up 1 mph |
| 2 | Cruise down 1 mph |
| 3 | Cruise cancel |
| q | Exit all |
| wasd | Control manually |
The following resources contain more details and troubleshooting tips.