Patent ID: 11927959
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 3:
4. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute:
storing, in a memory, driving environment information indicating a driving environment of the autonomous driving vehicle;
controlling an autonomous driving vehicle that provides a driverless transportation service for a user;
controlling a door of the autonomous driving vehicle to be locked while the autonomous driving vehicle carries the user to a destination and unlocking the door of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle arrives and stops at the destination;
automatically recognizing a phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle based on the driving environment information, the phenomenon being any of rain, snow, a flood, an earthquake, or a tsunami;
based on recognizing the phenomenon, determining whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan; and
based on determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, making the autonomous driving vehicle stop at the current location and unlocking the door of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle stops regardless of the destination, wherein
the making the autonomous driving vehicle stop at the current location includes:
determining whether the current location of the autonomous driving vehicle is in a town based on whether a concentration of surrounding buildings is higher than a threshold;
when the current location is in a town, controlling the autonomous driving vehicle to stop at the current location without notifying the user of occurrence of the phenomenon; and
when the current location is not in a town, controlling the autonomous driving vehicle to stop at the current location after notifying the user of occurrence of the phenomenon.