Vehicle guidance device, vehicle guidance method, and vehicle guidance program
US8666646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/167
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle guidance device includes: an inter- vehicle distance specification unit that specifies an inter-vehicle distance, which is an inter-vehicle distance in a prescribed lane, between vehicles up to a reference point of a lane change; a recommended section specification unit that ,based on the specified inter-vehicle distance, specifies a recommended section in which a lane change to the prescribed lane should be made before reaching the reference point; and a communication unit that, based on the specified recommended section, outputs guidance information pertaining to the lane change to the prescribed lane.
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