US 11,835,954 B2
Driving control apparatus, driving control method, and program
Kenta Kawamoto, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/865,136.
Application 17/865,136 is a continuation of application No. 16/994,370, filed on Aug. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,409,290.
Application 16/994,370 is a continuation of application No. 15/761,837, granted, now 10,782,687, previously published as PCT/JP2016/077432, filed on Sep. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 2015-194555 (JP), filed on Sep. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0357744 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/085 (2012.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); B60W 30/10 (2006.01); B60W 30/182 (2020.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [B60W 30/085 (2013.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 30/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/14 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
at least one circuit configured to:
detect environmental information around the vehicle on the basis of information acquired by a sensor and provide a detection result;
determine at least first and second types of operation of the vehicle on the basis of the detection result, wherein the first and second types of operation are different from each other and wherein the first type of operation is an emergency operation and the second type of operation is not an emergency operation;
decide to perform either the first type of operation or the second type of operation; and
control operation of the vehicle based on a result of deciding to perform either the first type of operation or the second type of operation.