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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system includes: an operation element configured to receive a driving operation by an occupant; a movement sensor configured to detect a movement of the operation element; a travel control unit configured to select a manual driving mode to control a steering device based on a signal from the movement sensor or an autonomous driving mode to control the steering device regardless of the signal from the movement sensor; a travel information acquiring unit configured to acquire travel information of a vehicle; a grip area setting unit configured to set at least one recommended grip area of the operation element based on the travel information of the vehicle; an indicator configured to turn on so as to illuminate the recommended grip area; and an indicator control unit configured to change a control mode of the indicator according to a driving mode selected by the travel control unit.