Patent · US Active

Driving assistance apparatus

US11862018B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
6References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2022
Grant dateJan 2, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 31, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2720/10
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A driving assistance apparatus including a display part, a distance measurement part measuring inter-vehicle distance from a subject vehicle to a preceding vehicle and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information on the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, deriving a recommended driving for the driver based on the traffic light information and the position information, and controlling the display part so as to notify the driver of information on the recommended driving, the controlling including controls the display part so as to display a first image corresponding to the recommended driving when the inter-vehicle distance is larger than a predetermined value and to display a second image as warning information together with the first image when the inter-vehicle distance is equal to or smaller than the predetermined value.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.