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AUTOMATIC OPERATION VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS

  • US 20160039428A1
  • Filed: 08/10/2015
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatic operation vehicle control apparatus comprising:

  • a hand contact detector provided to a steering wheel of a vehicle and configured to detect a contact of a driver'"'"'s hand with the steering wheel;

    an override detector that detects an override operation on a steering wheel by the driver, the override detector being configured to detect the override operation on a basis of a result of the hand detection by the hand contact detector; and

    a controller that configured to perform different operation modes comprising at least an automatic operation mode and a manual operation mode of the vehicle and to switch the operation modes on a basis of a result of the override detection by the override detector.

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