Patent ID: 11932221
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling an automobile, comprising:
based on input from one or more sensors, determining with circuitry whether a driver of an automobile is incapacitated;
determining with the circuitry whether an SOS switch is turned on by an automobile occupant, the SOS switch being disposed at a position accessible to the automobile occupant;
detecting with the circuitry an operation state set by the automobile occupant of a parking brake switch that operates a parking brake of the automobile;
decelerating the automobile using a brake by a first deceleration amount under a first condition, the first condition occurring in response to a detection being made that the parking brake switch is turned on regardless of whether the driver is determined as being incapacitated and regardless of whether the SOS switch is turned on while the automobile runs;
decelerating the automobile using the brake by a second deceleration amount that is smaller than the first deceleration amount under a second condition, the second condition being that the parking brake switch is not detected as turned on and the driver is determined as being incapacitated regardless of whether the SOS switch is determined as being on while the automobile runs; and
decelerating the automobile using the brake by a third deceleration amount that is smaller than the first deceleration amount under a third condition, the third condition being that it is determined that the SOS switch is turned on, the parking brake switch is changed from on to off, and it is not determined that the driver is incapacitated while the automobile runs.