US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on May 19 for "Vehicle control device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,158, issued on May 19, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Vehicle control device" was invented by Tatsuya Nishimoto (Susono, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The processor, under circumstances where both the first and second conditions that decelerate the own vehicle are met, and deceleration control triggered by the establishment of the first condition is being preferentially executed, controls the image display. This happens when the first target involved in the establishment of the first condition is located outside a specific area extending forward from the own vehicle, which is a part of the detection area ...