Patent ID: 6064938
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
An apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:a first switch, responsive to a turn on thereof, for supplying a power supply to the apparatus;a second switch, responsive to a turn on thereof, for outputting a signal to start a cruise control of the apparatus; anda controller for running a self-diagnosis upon a receipt of the power supply via the first switch, for determining whether the apparatus operates normally or abnormally as a result of the run of the self-diagnosis, and for starting an acceptance of an input of the signal from the second switch when determining that the apparatus operates normally as the result of the self-diagnosis, and for issuing a warning signal when determining that the apparatus operates abnormally when the input of the signal from the second switch occurs at a time of the start of the acceptance of the input of the signal from the second switch and the input of the signal from the second switch occurs after a predetermined time has passed from the time when the acceptance of the input of the signal from the second switch occurs.