Patent ID: 11858530
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  H

Claim 5:
6. A vehicle control device that is mounted on a vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising:
a circuit; and
at least one memory,
wherein the circuit, in operation:
in a case where the vehicle is to drive from a predetermined position to a target spot via a plurality of areas, while the vehicle is driving in a first area of the plurality of areas, receives first driving data that indicates a driving path in a second area of the plurality of areas, which is subsequent to the first area, the first driving data being transmitted from a base station of the first area;
causes the vehicle to autonomously drive in the second area of the plurality of areas in accordance with the first driving data that indicates the driving path in the second area;
when second driving data of a third area of the plurality of areas, which is subsequent to a first the second area of the plurality of areas, is not received while the vehicle is autonomously driving in the second area, causes the vehicle to drive back to the first area where the vehicle was driving before driving into the second area; and
after the vehicle has driven back to the first area, receives third driving data of a different area, the third driving data being transmitted from the base station of the first area,

wherein the different area is different than the second area.