US Patent Application 18326488. AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE simplified abstract
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AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Kentaro Ichikawa of Shizuoka-ken (JP)
Bunyo Okumura of Susono-shi (JP)
Maiko Hirano of Susono-shi (JP)
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18326488 Titled 'AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes an autonomous driving control device that can start autonomous driving without the driver's input and ensure that the driver can switch to manual driving if needed. The device switches from autonomous to manual driving if the driver operates the vehicle above a certain threshold within a specific time frame. If the driver continues to operate the vehicle above a higher threshold after a set time, the device also switches to manual driving.
Original Abstract Submitted
An autonomous driving control device is capable of starting an autonomous driving control without an operation of a driver and reducing a possibility that the driver can not start manual driving. An autonomous driving control is switched to manual driving when a determination section determines that the amount of operation by the driver is equal to or greater than a first threshold, before a predetermined time elapses since the autonomous driving control is automatically started. An autonomous driving control is switched to a manual driving when the determination section determines that the amount of operation by the driver is equal to or greater than a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, after the predetermined time elapses.
