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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2025
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Takahiko Ogihara, Gotemba, JP;
Shogo Ito, Sunto-gun, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control mode switching apparatus for a vehicle that switches a control mode among a non-control mode in which a control amount is not changed, an auto mode in which the control amount is automatically changed, and a manual mode in which the control amount is manually changed, includes an operator to be operated by a driver, and a control unit configured to determine an aspect of operation when the operator is operated and switch the control mode based on the determined aspect of the operation, and the control unit performs switching between the non-control mode and the auto mode, switching between the non-control mode and the manual mode, and switching between the auto mode and the manual mode in accordance with the determined aspect of the operation.
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