Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control device for vehicle and method of operating vehicle
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Application No.: US16661302Application Date: 2019-10-23
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Publication No.: US11610490B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Masaki Wasekura , Michio Ikeda , Shunsuke Tanimori
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2018-209747 20181107
- Main IPC: G08G1/00
- IPC: G08G1/00 ; G07C5/00 ; G01C21/36 ; G01C21/34 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
A control device for a vehicle controls a vehicle configured to provide a ridesharing service by autonomous traveling. The control device for a vehicle includes: a first information acquiring unit configured to acquire first information of a passenger who is supposed to use the ridesharing service; a second information acquiring unit configured to acquire second information of a passenger who has entered the vehicle at a pickup point; a determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is to depart by comparing the first information with the second information; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle based on a determination result from the determination unit. The determination unit is configured to prohibit departure of the vehicle when the first information does not match the second information.
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