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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Makoto Kakuchi, Toyota, JP;
Osamu Izumida, Nagoya, JP;
Shunji Inoue, Okazaki, JP;
Takumi Hamajima, Takatsuki, JP;
Mitsushi Kintaka, Kariya, JP;
Toshihiro Andou, Kariya, JP;
Masamitsu Takahira, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A taxi vehicle that autonomously transports a user to a destination with no driver in the vehicle includes a cleaning device and a notification device. The cleaning device is configured to perform cleaning processing for removing at least one of harmful materials and odors from a vehicle cabin after the user has finished using the taxi vehicle. The harmful materials are those harmful to a human body. The notification device is configured to notify a person of the cleaning degree of the vehicle cabin. The person is a person outside the vehicle who wishes to use the vehicle.