CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL METHOD
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1. A cruise control system comprising:
- a traffic condition acquisition unit that acquires a traffic condition that includes a vehicle density on a road on which a vehicle runs; and
a cruise control unit that performs cruise control on the vehicle so that a following distance has a less tendency to decrease as the vehicle density on the road increases toward a critical density.
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Abstract
A cruise control system includes: a traffic condition acquisition unit that acquires a traffic condition that includes a vehicle density on a road on which a vehicle runs; and a cruise control unit that performs cruise control on the vehicle so that a following distance has a less tendency to decrease as the road gets busier.
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1. A cruise control system comprising:
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a traffic condition acquisition unit that acquires a traffic condition that includes a vehicle density on a road on which a vehicle runs; and a cruise control unit that performs cruise control on the vehicle so that a following distance has a less tendency to decrease as the vehicle density on the road increases toward a critical density. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cruise control method comprising:
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acquiring a traffic condition that includes a vehicle density on a road on which a vehicle runs; and performing cruise control on the vehicle so that a following distance has a less tendency to decrease as the vehicle density on the road increases toward a critical density. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A cruise control system comprising:
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a traffic condition acquisition unit that acquires a traffic condition on a road on which a vehicle runs; and a cruise control unit that performs cruise control on the vehicle so that a following distance has a less tendency to decrease as the road gets busier.
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