Patent ID: 11947360
Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method, carried out by an electronic processor of a driving assistance device for controlling an autonomous driving unit of an autonomous vehicle, the driving assistance device in communication with an electronic display output unit configured to display maps and one or more electronic sensors, and the electronic process configured to operate in accordance with instructions stored in an electronic memory in communication with the electronic processor, the method comprising:
retrieving, from the one or more electronic sensors, electronic information indicating a current position of the vehicle;
acquiring, from an external electronic device in electronic communication with the processor, autonomous driving regulatory information for a parking area correspondent to the retrieved current position of the vehicle, the acquired autonomous driving regulatory information comprising a designated automation level selected from among an ordered list of automation levels, wherein each of the automation levels defines one or more autonomous driving functions performable by the autonomous vehicle during autonomous driving, the order of the ordered list of automation levels being based on a degree of automation allowed at a given said automation level; and
controlling an autonomous driving unit of the vehicle so as to change a mode of operation of the autonomous driving unit based on the acquired autonomous driving regulatory information.