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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Arata Takada, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The vehicle includes a first visual device and a second visual device. The forward direction is a direction from the driver seat in which the driver of the vehicle is seated toward the front of the vehicle. The first direction is a direction from the driver seat toward the first visual device. The second direction is a direction from the driver seat toward the second visual device. The first angle between the first direction and the forward direction is greater than the second angle between the second direction and the forward direction. The vehicle control method includes: issuing a first visual notification from the first visual device when checking whether the driver is awake during autonomous driving of the vehicle; and determining that the driver is awake and continuing autonomous driving when the driver reacts to the first visual notification.