Patent ID: 11866072
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A device for controlling autonomous driving, the device comprising:
a memory storing program instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to:
collect state recognition information during travel;
receive information on a driver-requested automation level by a driver during an initial manual travel;
determine a currently applicable maximum automation level based on the collected state recognition information;
compare the driver-requested automation level with the currently applicable maximum automation level;
determining that automation level downward adjustment is required, when the currently applicable maximum automation level is lower than the driver-requested automation level; and
adjust an automation level downward to the currently applicable maximum automation level to perform the autonomous driving when it is determined that the driver accepts a corresponding automation level downward change.