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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Naokazu Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Taisetsu Tanimichi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to switch driving modes smoothly and ensure that a passenger understands driving operations controlled in the relevant driving mode and necessary driving operations. An autonomous driving control apparatus capable of switching between a manual driving mode which requires driving operation by a passenger of a vehicle, and an autonomous control mode which does not require the driving operation by the passenger of the vehicle is provided, wherein the autonomous driving control apparatus includes: an autonomous driving control unit that controls the vehicle in the autonomous control mode; and an information notification unit that gives notice to the passenger of the vehicle, wherein when the driving operation by the passenger is required after switching from the autonomous control mode to the manual driving mode, the autonomous driving control unit performs first notice control to cause the information notification unit to give notice that the driving operation by the passenger is required.