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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Kishi, Wako, JP;
Akira Kito, Wako, JP;
Yoshiaki Konishi, Wako, JP;
Toshiyuki Mizuno, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus including a surrounding circumstances detector detecting surrounding circumstances of a self-driving vehicle and a microprocessor generating an action plan including a target path of the self-driving vehicle based on the surrounding circumstances detected and controlling a driving component so that the self-driving vehicle travels by self-driving in accordance with the action plan. The microprocessor is configured to perform calculating a hindrance time a first action plan is hindered when a second action plan is generated, determining whether the hindrance time is shorter than a predetermined time period, and controlling the driving component to keep a first state according to the first action plan when the hindrance time is shorter than the predetermined time period, while to change to a second state according to the second action plan when the hindrance time is longer than or equal to the predetermined time period.