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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Mizuno, Wako, JP;
Akira Kito, Wako, JP;
Yoshiaki Konishi, Wako, JP;
Takayuki Kishi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle travel control apparatus configured to control an actuator for driving a vehicle with a self-driving capability so that the vehicle follows a forward vehicle in front of the vehicle, and including an electric control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform: recognizing a travel pattern of the forward vehicle; setting a travel mode with an acceleration performance in accordance with the travel pattern recognized in the recognizing; and controlling the actuator so that the vehicle follows the forward vehicle in the travel mode set in the setting.