Operation device of automatic driving vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Masaki Shitara, Ryo Hattori
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Abstract
An automatic driving vehicle includes a touch panel that displays various buttons. An operator can input a drive control instruction in relation to the automatic driving vehicle, with the buttons displayed on the touch panel. In addition to the touch panel, the automatic driving vehicle includes a mechanical door switch for opening and closing an automatic door and a mechanical ramp switch for extending and retracting an automatic ramp, both being disposed spaced apart from the touch panel.
Claims12
An operation device of an automatic driving vehicle of bus type, the automatic driving vehicle being capable of automatic driving and to be ridden by many unspecified occupants, the operation device comprising:
- a touch panel for enabling input of a drive control instruction and input of a control instruction in relation to a vehicle-mounted instrument, and for displaying a button for inputting the drive control instruction in relation to the automatic driving vehicle;
- a door switch disposed at a position spaced apart from the touch panel, the door switch being for opening and closing an automatic door;
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- an operator seat for an operator who operates the touch panel and the door switch, the operator seat being disposed between the touch panel and the door switch in a longitudinal direction of the automatic driving vehicle.
An operation device of an automatic driving vehicle of bus type, the automatic driving vehicle being capable of automatic driving and to be ridden by many unspecified occupants, the operation device comprising:
- a touch panel for enabling input of a drive control instruction and input of a control instruction in relation to a vehicle-mounted instrument, and for displaying a button for inputting the drive control instruction in relation to the automatic driving vehicle;
- a ramp switch for extending and retracting an automatic ramp that is stored in a storage unit provided below a floor of the automatic driving vehicle, the automatic ramp being projectable to a lateral side of the automatic driving device through an opening of the storage unit, the ramp switch being provided at a position spaced apart from the touch panel;
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- an operator seat for an operator who operates the touch panel and the ramp switch, the operator seat being disposed between the touch panel and the ramp switch in a longitudinal direction of the automatic driving vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.