The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhiko Degawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Nojiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Shino, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Emoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuko Ishimaru, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Asai, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control method executed by a processor for controlling a subject vehicle includes: acquiring, from a sensor for detecting a state of surroundings of the subject vehicle, detection data of another vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane adjacent to a travel lane in which the subject vehicle is traveling, and setting, on the adjacent lane, a target point for the subject vehicle to change a lane from the travel lane to the adjacent lane based on a position relationship between the subject vehicle and the other vehicle, specifying the other vehicle that is located behind the target point as a rear vehicle, and starting blinking of the direction indicator of the subject vehicle when a rear end of the subject vehicle is located ahead of the front end of the rear vehicle.