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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2024
Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Yiting Liu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Los Altos, CA (US);
Chen Bao, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas Johnston, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kazunori Nimura, Los Altos, CA (US);
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for managing operation of a vehicle includes detecting, while the vehicle is operating, an assistance condition that triggers activation of one or more assistance components of a set of assistance components associated with a driver assistance system, the vehicle having been retrofitted to include an autonomous driving system. The method also includes determining whether the autonomous driving system satisfies a respective safety condition associated with each of the one or more assistance components without activation of the one or more assistance components. The method further includes preventing the one or more assistance components from activating in accordance with determining the autonomous driving system satisfies the safety condition.
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