Vehicle controller, method for controlling vehicle, and computer readable storage medium

Abstract

A vehicle controller includes: an on-vehicle outside sensing unit configured to detect a target based on characteristics of the outside of a vehicle; an operation unit that operates the vehicle; a decision section configured to determine a first operation mode upon non-operation of the operation unit or a second operation mode different from the first operation mode upon operation of the operation unit; and a control unit configured to determine, upon decision section determining the second operation mode, an obstacle based on the target detected by the on-vehicle outside sensing unit in a shorter time than required upon decision section determining the first operation mode and to control the vehicle in accordance with the obstacle determined.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.