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Vehicle traveling controller

  • US 9,944,283 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2016
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of a vehicle operating in an automatic driving mode and following at least one traffic rule defined by a traffic law, the method comprising:

  • acquiring position information of the vehicle;

    acquiring environmental information including information regarding objects around the vehicle;

    acquiring map information;

    generating, via an electronic control unit, a plurality of routes of the vehicle based on at least the acquired position information and the acquired map information;

    storing the at least one traffic rule defined by the traffic law;

    evaluating, via the electronic control unit, the generated plurality of routes based on the acquired environmental information;

    determining, via the electronic control unit and based on the evaluating, whether or not the vehicle can continue to travel in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule;

    controlling, via the electronic control unit and in response to a determination that the vehicle cannot continue to travel in accordance with the at least one stored traffic rule, the vehicle in an emergency evacuation mode,wherein the emergency evacuation mode is a mode where the vehicle does not observe the at least one stored traffic rule.

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