Out-of-vehicle notification device
US10640035B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/021
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An out-of-vehicle notification device notifies a moving person in a vicinity of a host vehicle of information related to a behavior of the host vehicle while the host vehicle is being automatically driven. The out-of-vehicle notification device includes a moving person detecting unit configured to detect the moving person who is to be notified, an approaching vehicle detecting unit configured to detect an approaching vehicle approaching the moving person to be notified, a notification unit configured to perform notification of information with respect to an outside of the host vehicle, and a notification control unit configured to cause the notification unit to perform notification of vehicle stoppage information, which indicates that the host vehicle will be decelerated, when the moving person to be notified is detected and a traveling plan is a traveling plan in which the host vehicle is decelerated.
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