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CRUISE CONTROL APPARATUS

  • US 20130211689A1
  • Filed: 02/07/2013
  • Published: 08/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cruise control apparatus comprising:

  • a headway control means for making a first determination as to whether or not at least one recognized front vehicle running ahead of an own vehicle is a preceding vehicle present in an own-vehicle lane in which the own vehicle is running, performing a headway control to cause the own vehicle to run following the preceding vehicle when the first determination is affirmative; and

    a vehicle type recognizing means for recognizing a type of the recognized front vehicle,wherein the headway control means is configured to change a way to perform the headway control depending on the type of the recognized front vehicle.

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