Vehicle control device
US12420836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2024 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2420/403
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle controller is configured to: recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle; execute first control of giving a first alarm to an occupant of the vehicle in response to a first condition being satisfied; execute second control of controlling braking or steering of the vehicle and giving a second alarm to the occupant in response to a second condition being satisfied; detect an abnormality of the occupant; execute third control of decelerating or stopping the vehicle and giving a third alarm in response to the abnormality of the occupant; and arrange execution of the first, second and third control. The vehicle controller executes the third control with priority over the first control when conditions of the first control and the third control are satisfied; and executes the second control with priority over the third control when conditions of the second control and the third control are satisfied.
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