Patent ID: 11868129
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 12:
13. A remote monitoring method for controlling an autonomous running of a vehicle, the remote monitoring method comprising:
by an in-vehicle computer of the vehicle, transmitting data obtained by an autonomous sensor to a computer of a center;
detecting an obstacle in front of a course of the vehicle based on information obtained by the autonomous sensor;
stopping the vehicle based on detection of an obstacle and transmitting a first signal to the center; and
when a second signal for permitting to restart of running of the vehicle from the computer of the center is received, restarting running of the vehicle, and keeping the vehicle running at reduced speed for a predetermined time after restarting the running of the vehicle, wherein the predetermined time varies depending on a running environment of the vehicle obtained from the autonomous sensor,
by a computer of the center, when receiving the first signal,
displaying an image around the vehicle based on the data from the in-vehicle computer;
receiving an input of an instruction to permit to restart the running of the vehicle, and transmitting to the in-vehicle computer the second signal for the running of the vehicle.