| CPC B60W 30/181 (2013.01) [B60W 40/02 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2420/00 (2013.01); B60W 2540/00 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02)] | 5 Claims |
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1. A vehicle controller comprising:
a processor configured to:
detect an abnormal condition of a driver of a vehicle, based on an inside sensor signal generated by an inside sensor provided in the interior of the vehicle, the inside sensor signal representing the driver's condition,
search a predetermined section from the position of the vehicle at detection of the driver's abnormal condition for a first evacuation space where the vehicle can stop without obstructing travel of another vehicle, by referring to map information,
detect an obstacle in the first evacuation space, based on an outside sensor signal generated by an outside sensor provided on the vehicle, the outside sensor signal representing the surroundings of the vehicle,
search the section for a second evacuation space where the vehicle can stop without obstructing travel of another vehicle, by referring to the map information, when the obstacle is detected,
control the vehicle to stop the vehicle in the second evacuation space when the second evacuation space is detected, and
control the vehicle to stop the vehicle on a roadway being traveled by the vehicle in the section when the second evacuation space is not detected.
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