| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicular run controller performs vehicular run control on the basis of vehicular velocity and the vehicular running environment (e.g. distance from a preceding vehicle). The controller has at least two control modes, i.e. a control wait mode and a vehicular run mode. The controller falls in the state of vehicular run control when a start of vehicular run control is set through a setter, falls in a halt state of vehicular run control when release of vehicular run control is set through the setter, carries out a mode transition from one control mode to another control mode when the mode transition through an instructor according to a driver's will and when a predetermined condition is established during vehicular run control irrespective of the driver's will, and informs the driver through an informing device (such as an alarm unit) of the occurrence of a mode transition. Preferably, the driver is only informed of a mode transition in circumstances in which the driver would not otherwise appreciate that a mode transition had occurred. <IMAGE></p> |
