Vehicle control device and vehicle control method
US11919515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a host vehicle and a driving controller configured to control one or both of steering and a speed of the host vehicle. The driving controller designates an inter-vehicle distance from the preceding vehicle that travels in front of the host vehicle as a first inter-vehicle distance when the host vehicle is allowed to travel in a first driving mode, designates an inter-vehicle distance from the preceding vehicle as a second inter-vehicle distance when the host vehicle is allowed to travel in a second driving mode, and designates the target inter-vehicle distance from the preceding vehicle in the second driving mode as a longer distance between the first inter-vehicle distance and the second inter-vehicle distance when the driving mode is switched from the first driving mode to the second driving mode.
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