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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Applicants:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/64 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/64 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); G08G 1/0125 (2013.01); G08G 1/09623 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30256 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30264 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus recognizes traffic conditions ahead of an own vehicle based on an image captured by a camera that captures an area ahead of the own vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus includes a detection area setting unit and a selecting unit. The detection area setting unit sets a traffic light detection area in which a traffic light present ahead of the own vehicle is detected in the image, based on a form of a road. The selecting unit that selects a target traffic light to be obeyed by the own vehicle from traffic lights detected in the traffic light detection area.