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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes: an approach detection section configured to detect a person around a vehicle by a sensing apparatus mounted on the vehicle; an authentication section configured to authenticate, when the approach detection section detects a person, the person detected by the approach detection section as a user of the vehicle by using an image captured by an image capturing unit mounted on the vehicle; and a function control section configured to stop a function for the sensing apparatus when time for which a state in which authentication is not established continues after the authentication section starts the authentication reaches first threshold time or more.