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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takahito Endo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Gotemba, JP;
Kensei Hata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasuyuki Kato, Numazu, JP;
Yushi Seki, Susono, JP;
Katsuya Iwazaki, Susono, JP;
Hideaki Komada, Gotemba, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system to configured to operate a vehicle autonomously while keeping a safe distance from a preceding vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to operate the vehicle autonomously to follow a preceding vehicle while keeping a predetermined distance, and to determine a presence of a passenger in the vehicle. If the vehicle is operated autonomously to follow the preceding vehicle while carrying a passenger, the vehicle control system selects a longest distance from the preceding vehicle.