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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hisashi Ishikawa, Wako, JP;
Masayuki Sadakiyo, Wako, JP;
Tomoyuki Noguchi, Wako, JP;
Takashi Adachi, Wako, JP;
Yusuke Yoshimura, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 50/038 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18 (2013.01); B60W 50/038 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/10 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle capable of switching between a manual drive mode for driving manually and a self-drive mode for driving autonomously. The vehicle control apparatus includes an electric control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform detecting a failure of the vehicle while traveling in the manual drive mode, and switching a drive mode from the manual drive mode to the self-drive mode when the failure is detected.