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Vehicle driving assistance device

US9269264B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2011
Grant dateFeb 23, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/22
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle driving assistance device according to the invention is intended to improve the reliability of driving assistance and includes a vehicle sensor that acquires vehicle behavior information about the behavior of a vehicle, an inter-vehicle communication unit that acquires other-vehicle behavior information about the behavior of another vehicle which travels in front of the vehicle, a traffic condition estimating unit that estimates traffic conditions between the vehicle and another vehicle on the basis of the vehicle behavior information and the other-vehicle behavior information, and a driving assistance unit that performs driving assistance on the basis of the estimation result of the traffic condition estimating unit.

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