Vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle
US10921808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle can include a sensor to detect an occupant of the vehicle getting out of the vehicle at a drop-off location; an interface unit; and a processor to determine a target parking spot for the vehicle based on information acquired through the interface unit, and in response to detecting the occupant getting out of the vehicle, transmit a control signal to a vehicle drive apparatus, via the interface unit, to park the vehicle at the target parking spot.
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