Patent ID: 11110979

Abstract:
Provided is a method of manufacturing an automobile capable of automatic driving while recognizing and following a vehicle ahead. The method includes a first installation step of installing the following in a target vehicle-being-manufactured to make the target vehicle-being-manufactured capable of automatic driving: traveling parts including a tire and a wheel; a drive source that drives the wheel; a power supply device that supplies a power source for operating the drive source; a sensor that recognizes a vehicle ahead; and a controller that controls the drive source based on information acquired from the sensor such that the target vehicle-being-manufactured runs so as to follow the vehicle ahead, and a second installation step of, after the first installation step, installing an interior part in the target vehicle-being-manufactured while moving the target vehicle-being-manufactured by automatic driving so as to follow a vehicle-being-manufactured ahead of and adjacent to the target vehicle-being-manufactured.