Driving assistance device and driving assistance method
US10787172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus comprises a processor for: determining whether or not a preceding vehicle is traveling outside an area including an intersection and vicinities of the intersection; when the preceding vehicle is traveling outside the area, determining whether or not a direction indicator of the preceding vehicle on a road shoulder side is lighting; and when the direction indicator is lighting, performing second driving assistance different from first driving assistance for following the preceding vehicle.
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