US 12,441,321 B2
Driving control method and driving control device
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (JP)
Appl. No. 18/691,274
Filed by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 14, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/033779
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 12, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/042272, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 23, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0416915 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/12 (2020.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/182 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/18163 (2013.01) [B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving control method for controlling driving of a subject vehicle at a predetermined driving assistance level using a processor under a condition that the subject vehicle travels behind a preceding vehicle, the driving control method comprising:
determining whether an other vehicle is detected in a second lane when the subject vehicle traveling in a first lane at the predetermined driving assistance level changes a lane to the second lane different from the first lane;
when the other vehicle is not detected, executing lane-change control of the subject vehicle at a driving assistance level lower than the predetermined driving assistance level; and
when the other vehicle is detected, executing lane-change control at the predetermined driving assistance level so that the subject vehicle after a lane change travels behind the other vehicle.