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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Fujiyoshi, Susono, JP;
Kazumi Hoshiya, Gotemba, JP;
Yoshio Ito, Susono, JP;
Norimi Asahara, Numazu, JP;
Seiji Kuwahara, Susono, JP;
Takahito Endo, Nagaizumi, JP;
Kazuya Arakawa, Fujinomiya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system to prevent a vehicle stopped in the autonomous mode from being started undesirably is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to select an operating mode from an autonomous mode and a manual mode, and to select a drive range from a drivable range and a non-drivable range. A controller is configured to detect a fact that a door is opened, that a door lock is unlocked, or that a seatbelt is unfastened. If at least any of those facts is detected, the controller shifts the drive range to the non-drivable range or shifts the operating mode to the manual mode.