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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Haruki Oguri, Toyota, JP;
Ikuma Suzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Hirohito Ide, Nagoya, JP;
Naohiro Tohyama, Ichinomiya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The vehicle comprises a vehicle platform (VP) and an autonomous driving kit (ADK). VP comprises a first control device, and ADK comprises a second control device. The vehicle control interface box (VCIB) included in VP includes a first computer configured to communicate with both the first control device and the second control device. The first computer detects an operation mode selected from options including an autonomous mode and a manual mode, and records operation mode information indicating the detected operation mode. The first control device is configured to control the vehicle according to the operation mode detected by VCIB. At the time of restart, the first computer detects the selected operation mode based on the operation mode information recorded immediately before the stop.