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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yushi Seki, Susono, JP;
Kensei Hata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takahito Endo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Gotemba, JP;
Yasuyuki Kato, Numazu, JP;
Katsuya Iwazaki, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system is provided to allow an autonomous vehicle to promptly launch after picking up a passenger. A controller comprises a drive controller for controlling a drive motor, and electric power is supplied to the drive motor from a power source. A main switch is manipulated by the controller to selectively connect and disconnect the drive controller to/from the power source. The controller is configured to propel the vehicle autonomously to a pickup location to pick up a passenger, and to turn on the main switch if the passenger is detected within a predetermined area at the pickup location.