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Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

US11396301B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2021
Grant dateJul 26, 2022
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2556/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle control apparatus comprises a first travel control unit and a second travel control unit that are configured to perform vehicle travel control by device control. The first travel control unit includes an instruction unit configured to instruct the second travel control unit to execute alternative control, a stop unit configured to stop the device control if execution of the alternative control was instructed by the instruction unit, a reception unit configured to receive information regarding an execution status of the alternative control from the second travel control unit, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the stopping of the device control by the stop unit is to be cancelled, based on the information regarding the execution status of the alternative control that was received by the reception unit.

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