Augmented Intelligence of Things for Priority-Aware Task Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing

Vehicular edge computing (VEC) systems face challenges in providing real-time intelligent transportation services due to limited computing resources at VEC servers, which lead to excessive delays or denial of services, especially for latency-critical tasks. This article proposes an augmented intelligence of things (AIoT) framework to enable priority-aware task offloading in VEC for vehicle road cooperation systems, maximizing overall system rewards under latency constraints. The framework incorporates an advanced dynamic resource management mechanism that adapts to real-time data and optimizes resource allocation using augmented intelligence models. The joint priority-aware application offloading and resource optimization problem is formulated as a constrained Markov decision process, and a deep Q-network (DQN)-based learning algorithm is employed to optimize the allocation of communication and computational resources based on application priorities and real-time channel/queue state information. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves significant improvements in weighted carrying capacity, high/low-priority task drop rates, and high/low-priority task queuing delays under varying overall task arrival rates, proportions of high/low-priority tasks, vehicle density, and task size compared to benchmark schemes. The proposed AIoT-enhanced DQN-based learning algorithm advances the field of VEC systems for vehicle road cooperation, offering practical advantages, such as increased efficiency, reduced latency, and improved resource utilization, ultimately enhancing user experience and enabling real-world applications in intelligent transportation systems.