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CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE RUNNING OF A VEHICLE

  • US 20080270001A1
  • Filed: 03/11/2008
  • Published: 10/30/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cruise control device for controlling operation of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a speed detector configured to detect a speed of the vehicle;

    an operating member configured to set a speed setting of the vehicle by an operation performed by the driver;

    a speed limit acquisition device configured to acquire a speed limit for a road on which the vehicle is traveling; and

    a controller configured to control the vehicle such that the speed detected by the speed detector matches the speed setting, wherein the controller includes a speed setting changing device configured to selectively suppress a change in the speed setting from a first speed limit to a second speed limit responsive to the speed limit changing from the first speed limit to the second speed limit if a driver operates the operating member to change the speed setting before the speed setting changes to the second speed limit.

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