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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Mitsuhisa Shida, Fuji, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuhisa Shida, Fuji, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2013.01); G08G 1/163 (2013.01); B60W 2750/308 (2013.01); B60T 7/00 (2013.01); B60K 2310/28 (2013.01); B60W 2550/408 (2013.01); G08G 1/22 (2013.01); B60K 2310/26 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60W 2050/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
In control over a vehicle, inter-vehicle communication information of a preceding vehicle that runs ahead of the vehicle is acquired, follow-up running control for causing the vehicle to follow the preceding vehicle is executed on the basis of the inter-vehicle communication information, and, during the follow-up running control, a parameter used in the follow-up running control is determined on the basis of a condition in which the inter-vehicle communication information is acquired.