Autonomous driving vehicle and control method for autonomous driving vehicle

A control method for an autonomous driving vehicle, the autonomous driving vehicle including a surrounding environment sensor and a processor, the control method comprising:

• detecting, by the surrounding environment sensor, a user who got out of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle stopped at a destination as an alighted user;
• monitoring, by the surrounding environment sensor, the alighted user;
• and
• maintaining, by the processor, a stopped state of the autonomous driving vehicle after (i) the alighted user is detected and (ii) the alighted user is present in a movement determination area around the autonomous driving vehicle and (iii) the alighted user does not remain in a same position within the movement determination area for a certain period of time or longer.

An autonomous driving vehicle that provides a driverless transportation service to a user, the autonomous driving vehicle comprising:

• a surrounding environment sensor configured to:
• monitor an environment around the autonomous driving vehicle, detect the user who got out of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle stopped at a destination as an alighted user, and monitor the alighted user;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• confirm that the autonomous driving vehicle is in a stopped state;
• detect the alighted user;
• monitor the alighted user to determine whether the alighted user is present in a movement determination area around the autonomous driving vehicle;
• maintain the stopped state of the autonomous driving vehicle based upon (i) the alighted user moving in the movement determination area for any duration of time, or (ii) the alighted user does not remain at a same position in the movement determination area for a certain period of time or longer.