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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2025
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Ryo Shirai, Toyota, JP;
Makoto Maehara, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); B60W 2050/0095 (2013.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02);
Abstract
A vehicle is capable of selecting one driving mode from among a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode for normal driving and a second driving mode for rough road driving. A control device for the vehicle is configured to monitor a driver of the vehicle and perform a notification regarding distracted driving to the driver and, when the driving mode is the second driving mode, suppress the notification regarding distracted driving compared to when the driving mode is the first driving mode.