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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A driving control device includes a processor that controls driving of a subject vehicle using any one of a first driving mode and a second driving mode having a lower driving assistance level than that of the first driving mode. The processor is configured to: after the driving mode switches from the first driving mode to the second driving mode, determine whether or not a travel environment of the subject vehicle satisfies an automatic return-possible condition; and when the travel environment of the subject vehicle satisfies the automatic return-possible condition after the driving mode switches from the first driving mode to the second driving mode, output, to a user interface, first information indicating that the driving mode of the subject vehicle can be switched automatically from the second driving mode to the first driving mode.