Automated driving enabled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11524708-B2
Application number	US-202016987077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2019
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

An automated driving enabled vehicle includes a travel controller, an automated driving indicator lamp, and a lamp controller. The travel controller controls the travel of the vehicle by automated driving in a normal movement mode and in an automatic parking mode. The normal movement mode includes allowing the vehicle to travel, and the automatic parking mode includes parking the vehicle by the automated driving in a parking lot. The lamp controller controls a lighting state of the automated driving indicator lamp during the execution of the automated driving to a first lighting state in the normal movement mode, and to a second lighting state different from the first lighting state in the automatic parking mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An automated driving enabled vehicle comprising:
a travel controller configured to control travel of the vehicle while switching a travel control state between automated driving and manual driving;
an automated driving indicator lamp configured to be switched on perceptibly from outside the vehicle under the automated driving; and
a lamp controller configured to switch on the automated driving indicator lamp to indicate that the travel control state is the automated driving, during execution of the automated driving in which the travel controller controls the travel of the vehicle by the automated driving,
wherein the travel controller is configured to control the travel of the vehicle by the automated driving in a normal movement mode and in an automatic parking mode, the normal movement mode including allowing the vehicle to travel, and the automatic parking mode including parking the vehicle by the automated driving in a parking lot,
wherein the lamp controller is configured to control a lighting state of the automated driving indicator lamp during the execution of the automated driving to a first lighting state in the normal movement mode, and to a second lighting state different from the first lighting state in the automatic parking mode,
wherein the automated driving enabled vehicle further comprises a turn signal lamp configured to be switched on perceptibly from outside the vehicle, and
wherein, in the automatic parking mode in which the vehicle is about to leave a parking section of the parking lot, the lamp controller is configured to switch on the automated driving indicator lamp, and afterwards, switch on the turn signal lamp to indicate a direction in which the vehicle is going to leave the parking section.

2. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, in the automatic parking mode, the lamp controller is configured to switch the lighting state of the automated driving indicator lamp, between in a movement control to a parking section of the parking lot, and in an entrance control into the parking section.

3. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein in the automatic parking mode, the lamp controller is configured to switch the lighting state of the automated driving indicator lamp, between in search of a parking section of the parking lot, in a movement control to the parking section, and in an entrance control into the parking section.

4. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the travel controller is configured to
acquire positional information regarding the vehicle to determine whether or not the vehicle is located in the parking lot,
control the vehicle in the automatic parking mode on a condition that the vehicle is located in the parking lot, and
control the vehicle in the normal movement mode on a condition that the vehicle is located otherwise than in the parking lot.

5. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the travel controller is configured to
acquire positional information regarding the vehicle to determine whether or not the vehicle is located in the parking lot,
control the vehicle in the automatic parking mode on a condition that the vehicle is located in the parking lot, and
control the vehicle in the normal movement mode on a condition that the vehicle is located otherwise than in the parking lot.

6. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, in the automatic parking mode, the lamp controller is configured to switch the lighting state of the automated driving indicator lamp, between in search of a parking section of the parking lot, in a movement control to the parking section, and in an entrance control into the parking section.

7. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the travel controller is configured to
acquire positional information regarding the vehicle to determine whether or not the vehicle is located in the parking lot,
control the vehicle in the automatic parking mode on a condition that the vehicle is located in the parking lot, and
control the vehicle in the normal movement mode on a condition that the vehicle is located otherwise than in the parking lot.

8. The automated driving enabled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the travel controller is configured to
acquire positional information regarding the vehicle to determine whether or not the vehicle is located in the parking lot,
control the vehicle in the automatic parking mode on a condition that the vehicle is located in the parking lot, and
control the vehicle in the normal movement mode on a condition that the vehicle is located otherwise than in the parking lot.

Assignees

• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Yamasaki Kentarou
• Kinoshita Makoto
• Takayama Keisuke
• Muramatsu Yuta

Classifications

• B60Q1/488

  for indicating intention to park · CPC title

• B60Q1/34

  for indicating change of drive direction (B60Q1/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Q1/346

  with automatic actuation · CPC title

• B60Q1/46

  for giving flashing caution signals during drive, other than signalling change of direction, e.g. flashing the headlights {or hazard lights} · CPC title

• B60W60/005

  Handover processes (Handing over between remote control and on-board control or handing over between remote control arrangements G05D1/227) · CPC title