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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Kiyoshi Komikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Tominaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamane, Kanagawa, JP;
Kousuke Mitsunaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Naomi Ushioda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Ikematsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle can execute an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode as a driving mode. An assistance device supports mode switching from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode. The assistance device includes an acquisition interface and a notification interface. The acquisition interface acquires data indicating a situation around the vehicle. The notification interface that communicates a candidate position derived based on the data acquired by the acquisition interface, the candidate position being a candidate of a position where the mode switching should be executed.