Patent ID: 9216746
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B60W,G01C,G05D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling automatic driving of a vehicle, comprising: an input unit configured to receive a command for an automatic driving control of a vehicle from a driver; wherein in response to the driver's command, the apparatus is configured to determine whether the automatic driving control of the vehicle using road information is available; and an automatic driving control unit configured to control the automatic driving of the vehicle in a navigation-sensor control mode using data from at least one vehicle sensor and data from a navigation device when it is determined that the automatic driving control using road information is available, and configured to control the automatic driving of the vehicle in a sensor control mode using data from the at least one vehicle sensor without using data from the navigation device when it is determined that the automatic driving control using road information is unavailable, wherein the navigation-sensor control mode comprises a first control stage and a second control stage, the first control stage lacking at least one control feature using data from the navigation device that is available in the second control stage, wherein in the navigation-sensor control mode, the automatic driving control unit is configured to run the first control stage first and switch to the second control stage at a later time.