ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,252, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium" was invented by Tomohiko Futatsugi (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle control device controls the steered wheels so that the target steered angle for the vehicle to travel while maintaining a predetermined target lateral position in the travel area in which the vehicle travels matches the steered angle of the steered wheels of the vehicle. It is possible to perform lateral position control. During a non-execution period in which lateral position control is not execute...