Vehicle traveling controller
First Claim
1. A vehicle traveling controller comprising:
- an electronic control unit, including a memory, configured to;
store a plurality of traffic rules defined by traffic laws;
instruct a vehicle to travel in accordance with at least one stored traffic rule;
determine whether or not the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling on the basis of environmental information around the vehicle;
select a proper emergency evacuation route in accordance with the environmental information around the vehicle and instruct the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling that is not in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is not proper traveling; and
not select the proper emergency evacuation route and instruct the vehicle not to perform the emergency evacuation traveling when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling.
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Abstract
A vehicle traveling controller performs emergency evacuation traveling in the case of an emergency. The vehicle traveling controller determines whether a vehicle traveling in accordance with a normal traveling rule is not dangerous and becomes proper traveling or not based on environmental information around the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule becomes proper traveling, executes normal traveling control for instructing the vehicle to travel in accordance with the normal traveling rule, and when the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule does not become proper traveling, executes emergency evacuation traveling control for instructing the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling not in accordance with the normal traveling rule. Therefore, emergency evacuation traveling with high safety can be performed, compared with vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule, so safety of vehicle traveling can be improved.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle traveling controller comprising:
an electronic control unit, including a memory, configured to; store a plurality of traffic rules defined by traffic laws; instruct a vehicle to travel in accordance with at least one stored traffic rule; determine whether or not the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling on the basis of environmental information around the vehicle; select a proper emergency evacuation route in accordance with the environmental information around the vehicle and instruct the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling that is not in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is not proper traveling; and not select the proper emergency evacuation route and instruct the vehicle not to perform the emergency evacuation traveling when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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5. A vehicle traveling controller comprising:
an electronic control unit, including a memory, configured to; store a plurality of traffic rules defined by traffic laws; instruct a vehicle to travel in accordance with at least one stored traffic rule; determine whether or not the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling on the basis of environmental information around the vehicle; change a traveling rule to be observed at a place where the vehicle is currently traveling and instruct the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling that is not in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is not proper traveling, and not change the traveling rule to be observed and instruct the vehicle not to perform the emergency evacuation traveling when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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13. A vehicle traveling controller comprising:
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an electronic control unit, including a memory, configured to; store a plurality of traffic rules defined by traffic laws; instruct a vehicle to travel in accordance with at least one stored traffic rule; determine whether or not the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling on the basis of environmental information around the vehicle; select a proper emergency evacuation route in accordance with the environmental information around the vehicle and instruct the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling that is not in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is not proper traveling; and not select the proper emergency evacuation route, and instruct the vehicle not to perform the emergency evacuation traveling when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule is proper traveling, wherein emergency evacuation traveling is traveling that is not in accordance with a stored traffic rule of observance of a signal indication, observance of slow at a place with a blocked view, observance of stop, observance of do not enter, observance of stop with a space on a roadside, observance of no stray, observance of a minimum speed, or observance of a speed limit.
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