Vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHaruki OGURI, Go TANAKA, Kenichi YAMADA
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Abstract
The vehicle comprises a vehicle platform configured to be capable of receiving commands related to autonomous driving from the autonomous driving kit. The autonomous driving kit is configured to transmit a wake command to the vehicle platform requesting transition of the power mode of the vehicle platform to the wake mode. The vehicle platform transitions to the wake mode by the wake command only when the shift lever indicates parking and the vehicle speed is 0 km/h.
Claims5
A vehicle comprising a vehicle platform configured to be able to receive a command related to autonomous driving from an autonomous driving kit, wherein:
- the vehicle platform includes a base vehicle including a plurality of first control devices and a vehicle control interface box including a second control device;
- the first control devices include at least one body system control device;
- the base vehicle further includes a shift lever;
- the autonomous driving kit includes a third control device;
- the second control device is configured to be able to communicate with both the first control devices and the third control device;
- a power mode of the vehicle platform includes a sleep mode in which the first control devices and the second control device are in a power-off state, a wake mode in which the first control devices are not activated except for a predetermined body system control device and the second control device is activated, and a driving mode in which the first control devices and the second control device are in a power-on state;
- the autonomous driving kit is configured to transmit, to the vehicle platform, a wake command that requests a transition of the power mode of the vehicle platform to the wake mode;
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- the vehicle platform transitions to the wake mode according to the wake command only when the shift lever indicates parking and a vehicle speed of the vehicle is 0 km/h.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.