Driving support apparatus and driving support method
US9789869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention is equipped with a travelable range detection device that detects a travelable range of a vehicle, a traveling control device that controls the vehicle such that the vehicle travels in the travelable range detected by the travelable range detection device, a vehicle control device that controls a behavior of the vehicle, and a controller that executes control to suppress a controlled variable of the traveling control device until a driver's follow-up operation for causing the vehicle to follow the travelable range by the vehicle control device is detected after start of control of the traveling control device.
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