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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shin Sakurada, Toyota, JP;
Katsuya Hoshi, Nisshin, JP;
Hiroaki Sugiyama, Nagoya, JP;
Masahisa Sawada, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroyuki Ito, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Segi, Kariya, JP;
Hiroki Hattori, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle allows passengers to transfer from a passenger vehicle, which is a relatively large vehicle, to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is provided with an autonomous travel control unit (steering control unit) configured to, when the passenger vehicle is stopped, cause the autonomous vehicle to pull up alongside the passenger vehicle such that an entrance (second entrance) of the autonomous vehicle is placed next to an entrance (first entrance) of the passenger vehicle.