AUTOMATIC OPERATION VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS

摘要

An automatic operation vehicle control apparatus includes a contact detecting unit, an override detecting unit, and an automatic operation control unit. The contact detecting unit detects the presence of contact of a hand or hands of a driver with a steering wheel of a vehicle. The override detecting unit detects the presence of override on the steering wheel by the driver on the basis of the result of the detection by the contact detecting unit. The automatic operation control unit switches the operation mode at least including the automatic operation and the manual operation of the vehicle on the basis of the result of the detection by the override detecting unit.

主权项

1. An automatic operation vehicle control apparatus comprising:
a hand contact detector provided to a steering wheel of a vehicle and configured to detect a contact of a driver's hand with the steering wheel; an override detector that detects an override operation on a steering wheel by the driver, the override detector being configured to detect the override operation on a basis of a result of the hand detection by the hand contact detector; and a controller that configured to perform different operation modes comprising at least an automatic operation mode and a manual operation mode of the vehicle and to switch the operation modes on a basis of a result of the override detection by the override detector.