SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AROUSAL LEVEL OF DRIVER OF VEHICLE THAT CAN SELECT MANUAL DRIVING MODE OR AUTOMATED DRIVING MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20190167175A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16259409

    申请日:2019-01-28

    Inventor: Yoshihiro KOJIMA

    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for assessing arousal level of a driver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include (A) acquiring driving mode information that indicates when a driving mode of the vehicle is in a first mode, in which travel control of the vehicle is performed by the driver, or in a second mode, in which at least a part of the travel control of the vehicle is automatically performed. The operations also include (B) determining whether the driving mode of the vehicle is in the first mode or the second mode, (C) executing first steps when the driving mode is determined as being the first mode, and (D) executing second steps when the driving mode is determined as being the second mode.

    DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20200001714A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16570363

    申请日:2019-09-13

    Inventor: Yoshihiro KOJIMA

    Abstract: Provided is a method for use by a driving assistance apparatus that assists a transition from an autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is driven under autonomous control to a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver. The method includes: detecting an activity by the driver; detecting conditions of the driver; and determining a take-over request method which is a method of presenting, in the vehicle, a take-over request that informs the driver that the autonomous driving mode is going to be cancelled, the determining being based on at least the detected activity by the driver and the detected conditions.

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