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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/046 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01);
Abstract
An assessment device has a processor configured to determine that the driver is in control of the steering wheel when an operation signal from an operating unit that can be operated by a hand of the driver that is holding the steering wheel has been input. The operating unit is configured to input operation information to change the gear ratio of a transmission.