ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,056, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Driving control device" was invented by Shotaro Odate (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving control device includes a steering wheel configured to receive a steering operation, an approach sensor provided in the steering wheel and configured such that a detection value changes as a driver's hand approaches the steering wheel, a steering device configured to turn wheels according to the steering operation, and a controller configured to control the steering device. The controller is configured to estimate a change in a position of the driver's hand base...