Patent ID: 11858527
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method for controlling a vehicle capable of traveling in a first traveling state and a second traveling state, the second traveling state requiring an operation related to traveling by a passenger more than the first traveling state, the method comprising:
changing, based on a traveling situation of the vehicle, an upper limit speed at which the vehicle can travel in the first traveling state;
performing notification to the passenger of a request for a predetermined operation at a timing when a traveling speed of the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed when switching from the first traveling state to the second traveling state; and
switching to the second traveling state when detecting the predetermined operation by the passenger, wherein
a difference between the upper limit speed and the predetermined speed is increased in a case where the upper limit speed is high compared to a case where the upper limit speed is low.