Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and automatic driving prohibition system
US11584398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/50
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle control device includes: a situation detection device that detects a situation around a periphery of a vehicle and outputs a situation detection signal based on detection results; and a processor (i) that is input with the situation detection signal when the vehicle travels in an autonomous automatic driving mode, that controls travel of the vehicle based on the situation detection signal, and (ii) that enters a prohibited state that prohibits control of the travel of the vehicle in the autonomous automatic driving mode in a prohibited area in which the travel of the vehicle in the autonomous automatic driving mode is prohibited.
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