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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Junya Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention increases detectable areas and increases vehicle speed while ensuring safety, thereby enhancing vehicle utility for drivers. The present invention is provided with: an information integration means which collects and integrates external observation information received from observation entities; a reliability calculation means which calculates the reliability of the observation information; an observation information transmission means which transmits the observation information and the calculated reliability to a travel control device via communications; an operation ascertaining means which ascertains an operation performed by an operator; a surroundings information acquisition means which acquires information about the surroundings of a host vehicle; a vehicle information acquisition means which acquires vehicle information indicating the traveling state of the host vehicle; a communication means which acquires the observation information and said reliability from an observation information integration device via communications; a travel area management means which manages areas that can be traveled by the host vehicle; and a travel control means which controls the travel of the host vehicle on the basis of said ascertained operation, the areas that can be traveled by the host vehicle, said surroundings information, the vehicle information, the observation information, and travel areas.