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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Suzuka Kondo, Nishitokyo, JP;
Ryo Hashimoto, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0059 (2020.02); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 60/0053 (2020.02); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2552/53 (2020.02);
Abstract
The apparatus for automated driving includes a processor configured to: determine whether a change of a travel condition or a controller of a vehicle that is being automatically driven is necessary; when the change is necessary, detect a predetermined feature that is visible to a driver, predetermined notification that is recognizable to the driver, or a predetermined situation around the vehicle; and when the feature, the notification or the situation is detected, control the vehicle so as to make the change, or notify the driver of the change with a notifying device.