AUTOMATIC OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS, AUTOMATIC OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CRUISE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE CRUISE SYSTEM

摘要

An automatic operation control apparatus controls an automatic operation of a host vehicle in cooperation with another vehicle. In this apparatus, a nearby vehicle behavior prediction unit (16) predicts the behavior of a vehicle near the host vehicle, a reception unit (32) receives the result of prediction on the behavior of a vehicle, the prediction being made at the other vehicle, and a cruise control plan preparation unit (22) prepares a cruise control plan for the host vehicle using the result of prediction made at the host vehicle and the result of prediction received from the other vehicle.