Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20250136119). VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
Organization Name
toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
Inventor(s)
Hirofumi Mori of Hadano-shi JP
VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250136119 titled 'VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
Original Abstract Submitted
a vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving at a predetermined level or more at which monitoring obligation around the vehicle is unnecessary includes a vehicle surroundings confirmation device that is attached to the outside of the vehicle in order for a vehicle occupant to confirm a situation outside the vehicle, and a control device. the vehicle surroundings confirmation device is configured to switch between a first state in which the vehicle surroundings are confirmable to the vehicle occupant by the vehicle surroundings confirmation device, and a second state in which an area of a portion where traveling wind strikes the vehicle surroundings confirmation device is smaller than in the first state. the control device is configured to switch the vehicle surroundings confirmation device to the second state when the autonomous driving at a predetermined level or more at which the monitoring obligation around the vehicle is unnecessary is performed.