Patent ID: 11904881
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 23:
24. A driving control device configured to control a driving of a vehicle capable of performing an autonomous driving as a first task within a predetermined speed range during a traffic congestion, the driving control device comprising:
an information acquisition unit that acquires at least a traveling state of the vehicle;
a driving level determination unit that determines an executability of the autonomous driving based on the traveling state acquired by the information acquisition unit; and
a vehicle speed control unit that controls a traveling speed of the vehicle in accordance with the executability of the autonomous driving determined by the driving level determination unit, wherein the information acquisition unit acquires a congestion state as the traveling state, the information acquisition unit further acquires, from an HMI control device that controls an HMI device mounted in the vehicle, an execution state of a second task operated by an occupant on a driver's seat, and
the vehicle speed control unit performs a speed-increase control to increase the traveling speed of the vehicle within the predetermined speed range of the autonomous driving in response to the acquired congestion state indicating a temporary resolution of the traffic congestion and a continuation request for the second task under execution being made by the occupant, wherein the second task refers to a task executed by the occupant except for a driving operation.