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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hirotaka Sasaki, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A control device is provided to make recognize an occupant that an operation by the occupant may affect an anti-fog performance of an air conditioner unit, and to control the anti-fog performance of the occupant's own will. When the occupant operates an air conditioner operation panel during self-driving in LV3 and when the operation possibly lowers the anti-fog performance of the air conditioner unit, the occupant is notified of; information that the operation possibly lowers the anti-fog performance; and information to preannounce lowering of the self-driving level to LV2 after elapse of a predetermined time. When the operation is cancelled before elapse of the predetermined time, the notification is terminated and the self-driving in LV3 is maintained. When the operation is not cancelled before elapse of the predetermined time, the self-driving level is switched to LV2 and an air-conditioning state is switched according to the operation.