Traveling control device of vehicle
First Claim
1. A traveling control device of a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle speed control device operative to control a vehicle speed of an own vehicle so as to be set at a specified vehicle speed;
a traffic congestion determining device operative to determine whether a traffic congestion occurs or not on a lane which is next to a traveling lane of the own vehicle; and
an adjusting device operative to reduce the specified vehicle speed controlled by said vehicle speed control device when it is determined by said traffic congestion determining device that the traffic congestion occurs on the next lane.
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Abstract
At first, it is determined whether or not the own vehicle travels in the auto-cruising mode. When the answer is YES, it is determined whether or not the traffic congestion occurs on the next lane. When the answer is YES, the set speed is reduced and the actuators to adjust the throttle and brake are controlled respectively so as to maintain the vehicle speed at the reduced set speed. Thereby, the own vehicle travels at the constant speed of the reduced set speed. Accordingly, the own vehicle'"'"'s crash against the cutting-into vehicle from the next lane when the traffic congestion occurs on the next lane can be properly avoided without operating the accelerator, brake, or steering handle.
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1. A traveling control device of a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle speed control device operative to control a vehicle speed of an own vehicle so as to be set at a specified vehicle speed;
a traffic congestion determining device operative to determine whether a traffic congestion occurs or not on a lane which is next to a traveling lane of the own vehicle; and
an adjusting device operative to reduce the specified vehicle speed controlled by said vehicle speed control device when it is determined by said traffic congestion determining device that the traffic congestion occurs on the next lane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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