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VEHICLE TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS

  • US 20180037112A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2017
  • Published: 02/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle traveling control apparatus applied to a vehicle comprising;

  • abnormality monitoring means for monitoring whether or not a driver of said vehicle is in an abnormal state where said driver loses an ability to drive said vehicle; and

    decelerating means for decelerating said vehicle to automatically stop said vehicle after a conclusive abnormality determination time point which is a time point when said abnormality monitoring means finalizes a determination that said driver is in said abnormal state, wherein,said decelerating means is configured to;

    determine whether or not said vehicle is in a deceleration prohibition situation based on at least one set of self-vehicle information on a traveling state of said vehicle, information on a vehicle speed of another vehicle traveling around said vehicle, information on a speed limit of a road on which said vehicle is traveling, information on weather condition around said vehicle, and information on a road surface condition of said road on which said vehicle is traveling; and

    prohibit said deceleration of said vehicle when it is determined that said vehicle is in said deceleration prohibition situation.

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