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

Claim 0:
1. A driving assistance device for an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
an electronic memory;
one or more electronic sensors;
an electronic display output unit configured to display maps; and
an electronic processor configured to:
retrieve, from the one or more electronic sensors, electronic information indicating a current position of the vehicle;
acquire, 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
control 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.