Autonomous vehicle speed control device

    公开(公告)号:US11529972B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US16905014

    申请日:2020-06-18

    摘要: An autonomous vehicle is provided with a touch panel that enables an operator to input vehicle speed control instructions during an automatic driving mode and a mechanical operation unit for inputting driving control instructions. When the driving mode of the autonomous vehicle is the automatic driving mode or a semi-automatic driving mode, a driving control unit of the autonomous vehicle prioritizes a vehicle speed control instruction input from the touch panel over a vehicle speed control instruction input from the mechanical operation unit and executes vehicle speed control for the autonomous vehicle based on the prioritized instruction.

    Vehicle start-up mechanism
    22.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11351865B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16913147

    申请日:2020-06-26

    摘要: A vehicle start-up mechanism is provided in a vehicle configured to travel while occupants are boarded in a vehicle cabin. The vehicle start-up mechanism includes: a first vehicle start-up switch configured to switch the state of the vehicle between the start-up state and the halt state; and a switch box provided on an outer surface of the vehicle and having the first vehicle start-up switch. The vehicle has an autonomous driving function.

    Automatic driving control system
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11327487B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US17017867

    申请日:2020-09-11

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 B60K35/00 G05D1/02

    摘要: A touch panel of an automatic driving vehicle includes a SLOW DOWN button. An operator is able to operate the SLOW DOWN button while the vehicle is running in the automatic driving mode to apply different deceleration controls using a first operation, or a long press, and a second operation, or a short press. For example, when a long press is applied, the automatic driving vehicle completes deceleration at time t4, or a time immediately after time t3 at which the long press operation is completed. In contrast, when a short press is applied, the automatic driving vehicle completes deceleration after the elapse of a relatively long period after completion of the short press.

    Vehicle cabin structure
    24.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11247598B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16909488

    申请日:2020-06-23

    IPC分类号: B60N3/02 B62D31/02

    摘要: A vehicle cabin structure includes a vehicle cabin and a handrail having an inverted U-shape and including an upper portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle along a ceiling surface of the vehicle cabin, and right and left vertical portions connected to both ends of the upper portion and extending downward along right and left side surfaces of the vehicle cabin from the respective ends of the upper portion, in which the right and left vertical portions of the handrail are fixed to the right and left side surfaces of the vehicle cabin, respectively.

    Vehicle capable of drive assist or automatic driving

    公开(公告)号:US11091101B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US16911002

    申请日:2020-06-24

    IPC分类号: B60R11/04 B60W10/20 B60R11/00

    摘要: A vehicle capable of drive assist or automatic driving, comprises: a first sensor disposed intermediately in a vehicle width direction on at least one of front and rear surfaces of the vehicle and detecting an object therearound; bulging parts disposed on both sides of the at least one surface in the vehicle width direction and made up of a body bulging at least outward in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a connection surface that connects an outside surface in the vehicle width direction and an outside surface in the vehicle longitudinal direction of each of the bulging parts and that is an inclined surface or a round surface; and a second sensor arranged on the connection surface and detecting an object therearound.