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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Keisuke Takeuchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Tsutsui, Ibaraki, JP;
HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD, Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
In an automatic driving vehicle, traveling is continued in a case where a section in which a detailed map in which information required for automatic driving is recorded is not usable occurs during the traveling by the automatic driving. Automatic driving control meansfor controlling automatic driving of a vehicle and map information holding meansfor holding a detailed map including traveling lane information are provided. In a case where a section in which a detailed map newer than the detailed map held in the map information holding meansis not usable is in a traveling scheduled route, the automatic driving control meanscontinues to perform the automatic driving until a start point of the section is reached, using the detailed map held in the map information holding means