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Vehicle operation device and method

  • US 9,983,020 B2
  • Filed: 02/04/2015
  • Issued: 05/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle operation device used in an autonomous vehicle autonomously controlled to drive along a determined driving route, the vehicle operation device comprising:

  • a destination setting circuit configured to set a destination to a wide area for determining the driving route;

    a route setting circuit configured to allot a provisional destination on a boundary of the area of the destination according to route search conditions including a current position and the destination, so as to determine the driving route passing through the provisional destination; and

    a presenting circuit configured to provide a user with a task indicated by an item operated by the user while the autonomous vehicle is moving along the driving route toward the provisional destination, so that the task is executed in the area of the destination after reaching the provisional destination.

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