1. An autonomous system for x-by-wire control comprising: a plurality of processing nodes distributed and coupled to one another; a plurality of sensors coupled to the processing nodes; and a plurality of actuators configured to directly control the autonomous system driven by and coupled to the plurality of processing nodes for x-by-wire control; wherein the plurality of processing nodes is configured to: partition and map processing tasks between the plurality of processing nodes; and merge and reduce results of individual processing tasks into an actionable table that specifies objectives for the autonomous system.