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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2022
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Satoshi Kaneko, Hitachinaka, JP;
Keisuke Suzuki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
In one aspect, a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention acquire control conditions including at least one of information about a running environment and information about a motion state of a vehicle in a preview area ahead on a running path on which the vehicle is running, start outputting control commands for generating a vehicle behavior based on the control conditions before the vehicle reaches the preview area, and stop outputting the control commands when the vehicle enters the preview area. In this way, an occupant in the vehicle can easily assume a posture in preparation for change in running environment or motion state of the vehicle.
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