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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Akinobu Gotou, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Tange, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Renault S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A travel control method for a vehicle having an autonomous travel control function includes: detecting an oncoming vehicle travelling in the opposite lane of the travel lane in which the subject vehicle travels; predicting whether or not the oncoming vehicle enters into the travel lane in which the subject vehicle travels; when it is predicted that the oncoming vehicle enters into the travel lane in which the subject vehicle travels, setting initial deceleration of the subject vehicle in a case of time until the subject vehicle and the oncoming vehicle pass each other being relatively long to a smaller value than the initial deceleration in a case of the time being relatively short; and executing deceleration travel control of the subject vehicle.