Patent ID: 11919541
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. The automated driving method according to claim 11,
wherein the carriage porch control processing further includes the steps of:
after the setting of the target waiting position, based on the driving environment information, judging whether or not an approaching motion of a following vehicle of the automated drive vehicle to the first zone is recognized;
if it is judged that the approaching motion is recognized, judging whether or not a duration of waiting of the automated drive vehicle in the target waiting position is expected to be less than a threshold waiting time; and
if it is judged that the duration of waiting of the automated drive vehicle in the target waiting position is expected to be less than the threshold waiting time, retaining the target waiting position.