METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING TARGET PATH FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A target path generation device is provided with a controller for generating the target path for an autonomous vehicle. The controller performs a method that includes acquiring travel path boundaries of a road in a host vehicle surroundings; determining a presence or absence of an occupant; generating a first target path with regards to the travel path boundaries upon determining that the occupant is present; generating a second target path with regards to the travel path boundaries upon determining no occupant is present; and imparting a difference in the target path between the first target path and the second target path when traveling on a curved road.