Control apparatus of vehicle

摘要

A control apparatus of a vehicle is provided. In the control apparatus, an unable-to-drive state of the driver of the vehicle is detected or determined. The unable-to-drive state is a state where the driver is unable to drive the vehicle. When the emergency that the driver has become the unable-to-drive state is detected or determined, the detection or determination result is notified to the outside. A leading vehicle which is adapted to leading the vehicle based on the notification, is recognized. Automatic follow-up running control is performed wherein the vehicle is made to automatically follow the leading vehicle.

主权项

1. A control apparatus of a leading vehicle comprising:
unable-to-drive vehicle recognizing means for recognizing an unable-to-drive vehicle of which a driver thereof has come into an unable-to-drive state where the driver is unable to drive the unable-to-drive vehicle; lead running control means for performing a lead running control for making said unable-to-drive vehicle follow said leading vehicle; joining point obtaining means for determining a joining point at which said leading vehicle is to join said unable-to-drive vehicle; automatic joining driving means for autonomously and automatically driving said leading vehicle to the joining point such that the unable-to-drive vehicle joins thereto; and final stop position obtaining means for obtaining a final stop position near a medical institution, wherein said lead running control means controls said unable-to-drive vehicle to follow the leading vehicle to the final stop position by autonomous and automatic driving.