Vehicle control device
US11281224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/55
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle control device includes an external situation recognition unit configured to recognize an external situation around a vehicle to recognize a traffic participant, an action schedule acquisition unit configured to acquire a first action schedule of the vehicle, an action schedule notification unit configured to notify a terminal possessed by the traffic participant of the first action schedule of the vehicle to request an approval of the first action schedule, a receiver configured to receive the approval of the first action schedule from the terminal; and an execution controller configured to execute an operation of the vehicle in accordance with the first action schedule when the receiver receives the approval of the first action schedule from the terminal and to suppress the operation of the vehicle in accordance with the first action schedule when the receiver does not receive the approval of the first action schedule from the terminal.
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