US 12,330,498 B2
Vehicle control apparatus
Isamu Nagasawa, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/544,207.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-211030 (JP), filed on Dec. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0217336 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 20/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01)
CPC B60K 20/06 (2013.01) [B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
paddle switches provided on each side of a steering wheel in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle, the paddle switches being configured to allow for a shift change operation and a traveling speed control operation;
a traveling mode selection unit configured to allow a driver who drives the vehicle to select a desired traveling mode from traveling modes; and
an electronic control unit configured to change an operation mode of the paddle switches to the shift change operation or the traveling speed control operation based on information supplied from the traveling mode selection unit, and configured to control corresponding one of a shift change and a traveling speed based on an operation performed on the paddle switches,
wherein after switching the operation mode of the paddle switches to the traveling speed control operation, the electronic control unit is further configured to activate a braking system upon detecting simultaneous operation of the paddle switches.