YI XU received a B.S. degree in Transportation from Ludong University, Yantai, China, in 2011, and a Ph.D. degree in Vehicle Operation Engineering from Jilin University, Changchun, China, in 2016. He is currently a university lecturer in the School of Transportation and Vehicle Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China. He has authored over 10 academic papers in journals. His research interests include intelligent vehicle environmental perception, dynamic decisions, and planning.