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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Sawada, Tokyo-to, JP;

Jiro Fujino, Tokyo-to, JP;

Kenichiroh Hara, Yokohama, JP;

Satoru Kawakami, Tokyo-to, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2540/227 (2020.02);
Abstract

A monitoring system has a notifying unit capable of notifying a driver of information in a tactually recognizable manner, and a processor configured to determine whether a seat position of a driver's seat in which a driver is sitting is within a recommended range that represents an extent of the seat position where the driver sitting in the driver's seat can drive a vehicle, and notify the driver of a move request requiring to adjust the seat position within the recommended range through the notifying control unit based on the determination that the seat position is not within the recommended range.


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