Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroshi Kamakura

Masataka Izawa

Hiroki Nakajima

Takahiro Kurehashi

Choji Sakuma

Yoshinori Kinoshita

Minoru Kobayashi

Hironori Yamaguchi

Yasuhiko Awamura

Kazuki Yamoto

Kozo Shimamura

Kouzou Shimamura

A driving assistance apparatus including a display part, a detection part detecting a degree of approach 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 a position of 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 a recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving, and further perform the controlling including controlling the display part so as to change and display information on a maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving in accordance with the degree of approach.

Driving assistance apparatus

A driving assistance apparatus including a display part and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform controlling a travel actuator so that a subject vehicle follows a preceding vehicle while keeping a target inter-vehicle distance, acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light, position information of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, and inter-vehicle distance information on an inter-vehicle distance from the subject vehicle to the preceding vehicle, and controlling the display part so as to notify the driver of information during following the preceding vehicle based on the traffic light information, the position information and the inter-vehicle distance information, and the controlling including controlling the display part so as to notify information on a recommended inter-vehicle distance allowing the subject vehicle to travel while following the preceding vehicle without receiving a stop instruction from the traffic light.

A driving assistance apparatus including an approach detection part detecting an approach of a railway vehicle along a travel path from a diagonally backward of a subject vehicle to the subject vehicle without using a road-to-vehicle communication, a notification part notifying a driver of information and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform estimating a traveling direction of the subject vehicle at an intersection, and controlling the notification part so as to notify the driver of the approach of the railway vehicle when the traveling direction crossing the travel path is estimated and the approach of the railway vehicle to the subject vehicle is detected by the approach detection part.

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.

A driving assistance apparatus including a notification part including a display portion and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform deriving a recommended driving recommended to a driver based on traffic light information and position information, controlling the notification part so as to notify the driver of information on the recommended driving, and determining whether the driver performs a driving operation according to the information on the recommended driving after the information on the recommended driving is notified. The microprocessor is configured to perform the controlling including controlling the notification part so that the information on a remaining time for switching of the traffic light included in the traffic light information is displayed on the display portion, when it is determined that the driver performs the driving operation according to the information on the recommended driving.

The reception unit receives the traffic light information at least a transition between first and second light colors of a traffic light at an intersection and turn-on times of the first and the second light colors, using a wireless signal received from a server via a transceiver. A position acquisition unit acquires a position of a vehicle. A passing speed range calculation unit calculates a speed range in which the vehicle is allowed to pass through the intersection in accordance with light colors of the traffic light, based on the traffic light information and on the position of the vehicle. The messaging unit outputs a message of driving assistance information including suggestions for deceleration or a passage possibility through the traffic intersection. A vehicle behavior storing unit stores content of the message and a behavior of the vehicle corresponding to the content of the message in a behavior memorizing unit.

Driving assistance system for vehicle

A vehicle driving assistance system capable of providing a driver of a vehicle with appropriate driving assistance when the vehicle is approaching an intersection. If a traffic signal includes multiple aspects that are in accord with the directions of traffic movement at an intersection, an identifier determines whether an intended direction of movement (an intention to turn right or left) at the intersection has been received from a driver through an identifying device. If the identifier has received an intended direction of movement, an aspect (a right-turn or left-turn arrow aspect) for which assistance is provided through communication by a reporter is identified. The reporter then assists the right or left turn of the vehicle for the intersection in step S. If the identifier does not receive an intended direction of movement from the driver, the reporter assists only a straight-ahead movement of the vehicle in step S

Vehicle driving assistance system

In a waterdrop removing apparatus for a vehicle, a blower is attached to a part of high rigidity within a door body to reduce vibration and noise. Air discharged from the blower is guided to a door mirror by a nozzle to blow away waterdrops wetting a surface of the door mirror. The blower is attached to an attachment bracket which is fixed to a door hinge together with a front end wall of the door body interposed between the door hinge and the attachment bracket.

Waterdrop removing apparatus for vehicle

A water droplet removing system for a vehicle provided with door mirror assemblies each having a door mirror base attached to a door body, and a mirror unit guides air discharged by a blower installed in a door body of the automobile to at least either the surface of a mirror included in the mirror unit or the outer surface of a side window to blow off water droplets wetting the surface of the mirror or the outer surface of the side window. The blower is installed in a dead space defined in front of a guide rail placed in the door body to guide the front edge of the side window for vertical movement in the door body so that the interference between the blower and parts arranged within the door body including the side window can be avoided.

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