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Patent No.:

US 7664589 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010

Filed:

May. 19, 2006
Applicants:

Nariaki Etori, Atsugi, JP;

Takashi Sugano, Brussels, BE;

Inventors:

Nariaki Etori, Atsugi, JP;

Takashi Sugano, Brussels, BE;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle to follow a preceding vehicle. A stop-holding device maintains a stopped state automatically when the vehicle is stopped, and the stop-holding device is in an enabled state or a disabled state. A control state for following the preceding vehicle is changed, at least in part, according to a set state of the stop-holding device.


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Etori, Nariaki. (2010). Apparatus and method for following a preceding vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 7664589). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7664589

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