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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2023
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Kato, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle software update apparatus includes an update control device, an input and output control device, and a communication control device. Before performing a process of updating software of a vehicle, the update control device: determines whether an administrator is on board the vehicle; outputs, via the input and output control device, a guidance notification of the software update process for the vehicle from an output device provided in the vehicle, upon a determination that the administrator is on board; and outputs, via the communication control device, the guidance notification of the software update process for the vehicle from a terminal device of the administrator of the vehicle, upon a determination that the administrator is not on board. The update control device performs the process of updating the software of the vehicle, after outputting the guidance notification of the software update process for the vehicle.
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