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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Takuya Kume, Kariya, JP;
Kazuki Izumi, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device is for a vehicle. The vehicle has a user-involvement mode and an automated driving mode as driving modes. The user-involvement mode is a driving mode in which a user sitting in a driver's seat is required to monitor a front of the vehicle. The automated driving mode being a driving mode in which the user is not required to monitor the front of the vehicle. A processor acquires information of a current driving mode, and acquires a residual amount of energy for driving. The processor may perform a notification related to a decrease in the residual amount of energy based on a fact that the residual amount of energy becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.