Vehicle cleaner system, vehicle system, cleaning method performed by vehicle cleaner system, and vehicle cleaner control device

A vehicle cleaner system, comprising:

• a cleaner configured to clean an external sensor that acquires information outside a vehicle;
• and
• a cleaner control unit configured to control an operation of the cleaner,
• wherein the cleaner control unit includes:
• an automatic mode execution unit configured to execute an automatic mode for automatically causing the cleaner to operate based on a predetermined vehicle speed of a moving vehicle, and
• an operation prohibition unit configured to prohibit operation of the cleaner based on vehicle speed and obstacle information,
• wherein when the vehicle speed is below or equal to the predetermined vehicle speed, the cleaner operates in a first operation mode, and when the vehicle speed is greater than the predetermined vehicle speed, the cleaner operates in a second operation mode,
• wherein when the vehicle operates in the first operation mode, the cleaner control unit is configured to operate the cleaner for at least twice the duration when compared to when the vehicle operates in the second operation mode.