18323850. DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18323850 titled 'DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Simplified Explanation
The driving assistance apparatus described in the patent application informs the driver of voice operation processes planned for vehicle control based on the driver's voice commands, and requires the driver's approval before executing the process.
- The apparatus executes voice operation processes autonomously to control the vehicle's movement.
- The driver is informed of the planned voice operation process based on their voice commands.
- The driver must perform an approval operation to authorize the execution of the voice operation process.
- If the vehicle's movement does not require driver approval, the apparatus sets a lower limit on the vehicle's acceleration during the control process.
- Potential Applications:**
- Autonomous driving systems - Voice-controlled vehicle navigation systems
- Problems Solved:**
- Ensuring driver involvement and approval in vehicle control processes - Setting limits on vehicle acceleration for safety reasons
- Benefits:**
- Improved safety by involving the driver in decision-making processes - Enhanced user experience through voice-controlled operations
Original Abstract Submitted
A driving assistance apparatus executes a moving control to autonomously control a moving of a vehicle. The apparatus informs a driver of contents of a voice operation process planned to be executed for the moving control in accordance with utterance contents of the driver acquired by voice recognition and request the driver to perform an approval operation to approve the informed contents. The apparatus executes the voice operation process when the approval operation is performed. When a moving situation of the vehicle is not a predetermined situation which needs the approval operation, the apparatus execute the voice operation process without the approval operation being performed, and set an upper limit of an acceleration of the vehicle by the moving control to a value smaller than the upper limit set when executing the voice operation process in response to the approval operation being performed.
