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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Akiko Sugiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Torii, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Sumikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Noeru Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/165 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/165 (2013.01); B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a skill level acquiring unit and an inter-vehicle distance controller. The skill level acquiring unit is configured to acquire a driving skill level of a driver of a first vehicle other than a second vehicle. The second vehicle is an own vehicle. The inter-vehicle distance controller is configured to control an inter-vehicle distance from the first vehicle to the second vehicle on the basis of the driving skill level acquired by the skill level acquiring unit.