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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Fujita, Toyota, JP;
Jun Tohyama, Nisshin, JP;
Daisuke Akaho, Nagoya, JP;
Yuta Maniwa, Susono, JP;
Natsumi Izawa, Kariya, JP;
Shunichiroh Sawai, Tokyo-to, JP;
Masahiko Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Kenichiro Aoki, Machida, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle notification system according to a first aspect includes: a terminal installation portion that is provided at a periphery of a driver's seat of a vehicle capable of autonomous driving in which all driving operations are performed under certain conditions, and that is configured such that a portable terminal can be installed at the terminal installation portion; and a control section that is configured to permit the autonomous driving in a case in which a portable terminal is detected as being installed at the terminal installation portion, and is configured to notify the portable terminal in a case in which a predetermined condition in an autonomous driving state is satisfied.