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Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle control method, and computer program

  • US 20040193347A1
  • Filed: 03/22/2004
  • Published: 09/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

  • an information acquiring/managing unit that acquires information for controlling various units in a vehicle instead of a driver of the vehicle, and manages the information acquired;

    a situation determining unit that determines a situation under which the vehicle is placed, based on the information;

    a danger determining unit that selects predetermined information corresponding to the situation from among the information, and determines degree of danger of the situation based on the predetermined information; and

    a vehicle controller that controls predetermined units in the vehicle in such a manner that the degree of danger is reduced.

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