Japan, Sept. 16 -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP,DENSO CORP has got intellectual property rights for 'VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2022-146278
Category (FI): G08G1/00@X
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure safety while enjoying an effect of platooning of vehicles.SOLUTION: A vehicle comprises: a preceding vehicle detection sensor that detects a preceding vehicle; and a control unit that performs platooning travel control to track the preceding vehicle based on information about the preceding vehicle acquired by the preceding vehicle detection sensor. Therein: the control unit calculates, by utilizing the information about the preceding vehicle during executing the platooning travel control, an estimated platooning effect that is estimated to be obtained by tracking the preceding vehicle; and when the control unit determines that the platooning effect is sufficiently obtained, the control unit uses a notification device to notify a crew member of information indicating that a current traveling state is in a state where the platooning effect is sufficiently obtained.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 (Grant)
Filing Date: Sept. 14, 2022
Publication Date: March 27, 2024
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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