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VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE

  • US 20190011914A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2017
  • Published: 01/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control device for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a sensing unit configured to sense a first state of a driver of the vehicle;

    at least one processor; and

    a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

    determining that the vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode;

    based on the determination that the vehicle is operating in the autonomous driving mode, determining a first time corresponding to an estimated travel time between a current location of the vehicle to a manual driving section where the vehicle is to be switched to a manual driving mode;

    determining, based on the first state of the driver, a second time corresponding to an estimated preparation time needed by the driver to prepare to manually drive the vehicle;

    determining whether the second time is greater than the first time;

    based on the determination that the second time is less than or equal to the first time, updating the first state of the driver; and

    based on the determination that the second time is greater than the first time, performing an action associated with the vehicle.

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