Abstract: A vehicle control device that performs sleep-permitted automated driving during which a driver is permitted to sleep is configured to estimate a condition of the driver and to exercise control to reduce stimulation to the driver when it is estimated that the driver is in a sleep state during the sleep-permitted automated driving of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle device or a vehicle estimation method estimates whether the driver is in an abnormal state different from a sleeping state by using a plurality of types of sensors, determines whether the vehicle is in a sleep-permitted automated driving or a sleep-unpermitted driving. When determining that the vehicle is in the sleep-unpermitted driving, the device or the method estimates whether the driver is in the abnormal state by using the plurality of types of the sensors. When determining that the vehicle is in the sleep-permitted automated driving, the device or the method reduces the plurality of types for estimation.

Abstract: An automated drive control device that enables traveling of a subject vehicle by an automated driving function is provided. The automated drive control device is configured to determine whether an elapsed time after the stop exceeds a predetermined time when the subject vehicle that has been traveling by autonomous traveling control in which a driver of the subject vehicle is not obliged to monitor periphery stops due to congestion, cause an input by the driver to not be required for resuming the traveling of the subject vehicle when the elapsed time does not exceed the predetermined time, and resume the traveling of the subject vehicle on a basis of an input by the driver when the elapsed time exceeds the predetermined time.

Abstract: When transitioning from both prohibition state that prohibit a specific action and a hand release during an execution of the autonomous driving to a specific action permission state that permits a driver to execute a specific action other than a driving operation, a presentation control device presents information indicating that the transition is allowable prior to information indicating that the transition is executed. When transitioning from a hand release permission state that prohibits the specific action and permits hand release from a steering wheel to the specific action permission state, the presentation control device presents the information indicating that the transition is allowable and the information indicating that the transition is executed at a same time.

Abstract: A technique controls a subject vehicle that executes congestion automated driving permitted in traffic congestion. Traffic congestion is determined based on a speed of the subject vehicle. Execution and non-execution of the congestion automated driving are switched in accordance with a determination result of the traffic congestion. The traffic congestion may be determined to be present on conditions that (i) a road type of a road on which the subject vehicle travels is a specific road type in which the congestion automated driving is permitted, (ii) there is at least one surrounding vehicle including a preceding vehicle ahead of the subject vehicle, and (iii) a situation in which the speed of the subject vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined speed has continued for a first predetermined time or more.

Abstract: A technique for a vehicle configured to execute automated driving without monitoring obligation is described. A traveling environment of the vehicle is specified. Parallel-traveling avoiding control is executed based on the traveling environment specified by the traveling environment specifying unit during the automated driving without monitoring obligation. The parallel-traveling avoiding control is travel control of the vehicle to avoid a parallel traveling state in which the vehicle and an adjacent vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane adjacent to a traveling lane of the vehicle travel in parallel.

Abstract: A lane marking recognition unit recognizes left and right lane markings of a subject vehicle lane in which a subject vehicle travels. A departure determination unit determines departure of a surrounding vehicle traveling in the subject vehicle lane. A continuation determination unit determines whether continuation of the autonomous travel control based on information on the lane markings is possible, when departure occurs in the surrounding vehicle, in a state where the subject vehicle travels with autonomous travel control in which a driver has no surroundings monitoring obligation. A control continuation unit continues the autonomous travel control based on the information on the lane markings, when continuation of the autonomous travel control based on the information on the lane markings is possible.

Abstract: By a presentation control device or a non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing a presentation control program for controlling presentation of information related to an automated driving function that enables a subject vehicle to travel with autonomous traveling control with no periphery monitoring obligation of a driver, a state of automated driving control is grasped, and notification indicating the state of the automated driving control is provided. By an automated driving control device or a non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing a presentation control program, a change in a route to a destination set for the subject vehicle is grasped, and whether to permit continuation of the autonomous traveling control is determined.

Abstract: A presentation control device, which controls information presentation relating to autonomous driving function of a vehicle, is configured to: grasp whether a switch from a driving assist control, which requires a periphery monitoring by a driver as an obligation, to an autonomous traveling control, which does not require the periphery monitoring by the driver as the obligation, becomes possible; notify switch possible information when an interruption predicted section does not exist in a predetermined range defined in a traveling direction of the vehicle from a position where the switch to the autonomous traveling control becomes possible, the interruption predicted section being a section in which an interruption of the autonomous traveling control is predicted; and cancel a notification of the switch possible information when the interruption predicted section exists in the predetermined range.

Abstract: An HMI control device is configured to control an HMI device mounted in a vehicle, which is capable of performing an autonomous driving as a first task. The HMI control device is configured to: acquire a possible duration for the autonomous driving; and present, by the HMI device, a second task that an occupant on a driver's seat is able to start executing during the autonomous driving based on the possible duration acquired by the time acquisition unit.

Abstract: A controller executes lane change control or passing control of a vehicle capable of automated driving. The controller includes at least one processor, and at least one memory which is a non-transitory tangible storage medium configured to store data and program instructions to be used by the processor. The at least one processor is, when the program instructions stored in the at least one memory is executed by the at least one processor, configured to carry out restricting the lane change control or the passing control in a case where continuation of the automated driving or smooth behavior control of the vehicle is estimated to be difficult.

Abstract: An automated drive control device that enables traveling of a subject vehicle by an automated driving function is provided. The automated drive control device is configured to determine whether an elapsed time after the stop exceeds a predetermined time when the subject vehicle that has been traveling by autonomous traveling control in which a driver of the subject vehicle is not obliged to monitor periphery stops due to congestion, cause an input by the driver to not be required for resuming the traveling of the subject vehicle when the elapsed time does not exceed the predetermined time, and resume the traveling of the subject vehicle on a basis of an input by the driver when the elapsed time exceeds the predetermined time.

Abstract: A presentation control device, which controls presentation of information relating to autonomous driving function of a vehicle, is configured to: grasp whether a switch from a driving assist control, which requires a periphery monitoring by a driver as an obligation, to an autonomous traveling control, which does not require the periphery monitoring by the driver as the obligation, becomes possible; grasp whether a lane change by the autonomous driving function is being performed in a state which requires the periphery monitoring by the driver as the obligation; and during a control period of lane change by the driving assist control, in response to the switch to the autonomous traveling control becomes possible, perform a switch possible notification indicating that the switch to the autonomous traveling control becomes possible during the control period.

Abstract: A seat control device is for a subject vehicle equipped with a driver monitor. The driver monitor is configured to monitor a driver's state. The seat control device is configured to control a state of a driver's seat on which a driver is to be seated. The seat control device includes a control grasping unit and a reclining control unit. The control grasping unit is configured to grasp whether the subject vehicle travels under an automated driving control that does not oblige the driver to monitor surroundings. The reclining control unit is configured to, when the subject vehicle travels under the automated driving control, control a reclining state of the driver's seat, such that the driver is included in a detection range of the driver monitor.

Abstract: A function control device that is used in a subject vehicle capable of traveling by an automated driving function and performs a control related to the automated driving function is configured to grasp an abnormal state of a physical condition caused in a driver of the subject vehicle, and grasp a travel control mode in which the automated driving function is in operation, the travel control mode being included in a plurality of traveling control modes included in autonomous travel control without obligation for the driver to monitor surroundings.

Abstract: An automated driving control apparatus that enables traveling of a subject vehicle using an automated driving function is configured to grasp whether a driver of the subject vehicle grips a steering wheel, permit a transition from a driving assistance control with obligation for the driver to grip the steering wheel to an autonomous travel control, and cause a start notification to be issued to the driver. A hands-on notification that prompts the driver to grip the steering wheel is issued when it is grasped that the driver stops gripping the steering wheel during a period after at least one of transition conditions is satisfied and before the start notification is issued.

Abstract: An HMI control device is configured to control an HMI device mounted in a vehicle, which is capable of performing an autonomous driving as a first task. The HMI control device is configured to: acquire a possible duration for the autonomous driving; and present, by the HMI device, a second task that an occupant on a driver's seat is able to start executing during the autonomous driving based on the possible duration acquired by the time acquisition unit.

Abstract: By a vehicle notification control device or a vehicle notification control method, an automated driving-related state is identified, and a vehicle exterior display is controlled. The vehicle exterior display performs, by display, vehicle exterior notification that is notification of information related to the automated driving toward an outside of a vehicle. The display of the automated driving vehicle exterior notification is changed to cause the display to become difficult to be seen, or the automated driving vehicle exterior notification is performed during the automated driving and a brightness of the caused vehicle exterior notification is lower than a brightness at a lighting time of the specific indicator lamp.

Abstract: By a vehicle control notification device or a vehicle control notification method, an automated driving-related state of a vehicle is identified, a vehicle exterior notification device is controlled for performing vehicle exterior notification that is notification of information related to the automated driving toward an outside of the vehicle, and a type of the vehicle exterior notification is changed according to the identified automated driving-related state.

Abstract: By a vehicle notification control device or a vehicle notification control method, an automated driving-related state is identified, a vehicle exterior notification device is controlled for performing vehicle exterior notification that is notification of information related to the automated driving toward an outside of the vehicle; and an execution timing of the vehicle exterior notification is changed according to the identified automated driving-related state.