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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a power unit configured to output drive power, a brake device, and a controller configured to execute predetermined travel control to control the power unit and the brake device such that the vehicle runs according to an inter-vehicle distance from a preceding vehicle or a difference between a set vehicle speed and an actual vehicle speed. The controller is configured to, when an absolute value of a controlled braking force calculated while the predetermined travel control is being executed is greater than an absolute value of an accelerator-off braking force when an accelerator is off while the predetermined travel control is not being executed, control the brake device with the accelerator-off braking force set for a target braking force on condition that a predetermined condition is satisfied.