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VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS

  • US 20160042580A1
  • Filed: 06/26/2015
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:

  • an actuator that is provided on a vehicle and performs a door closing operation of the vehicle;

    a reservation part that generates reservation information that identifies a reservation for the door closing operation by the actuator;

    a storage part that stores the reservation information;

    a portable terminal;

    a communication apparatus that is provided on a vehicle to bi-directionally communicate with the portable terminal; and

    a controller that causes, when the reservation information is stored in the storage part, the actuator to start the door closing operation when a distance between the communication apparatus and the portable terminal is within a first predetermined range, and causes, during the door closing operation of the door, the actuator to stop the door closing operation when the distance is within a second predetermined range that is adjacent to the first predetermined range.

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