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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Applicants:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kojima Industries Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Shitara, Nagakute, JP;
Yasukazu Honda, Miyoshi, JP;
Masahiro Nakamura, Toyota, JP;
Makoto Kato, Hino, JP;
Eiichi Yamamoto, Toyota, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 60/0053 (2020.02); B60K 2370/135 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1438 (2019.05); B60K 2370/167 (2019.05); B60K 2370/172 (2019.05);
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle is provided with a touch panel that enables an operator to input vehicle speed control instructions during an automatic driving mode and a mechanical operation unit for inputting driving control instructions. The mechanical operation unit can be stored in a storage compartment covered with a lid.