Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Toshiaki Iwasaki

Takahiko Kuwabara

Masato Uehara

An alarm device includes a unit determining whether state of driver is inappropriate state to generate vibration of predetermined intensity in seat belt based on in-vehicle sensor signal, a unit determining whether situation requiring notification of predetermined warning to the driver occurs, based on out-of-vehicle sensor signal, behavior sensor signal, in-vehicle sensor signal, and current location of vehicle, and a unit notifying driver of predetermined warning by generating vibration of predetermined intensity in seat belt when situation requiring notification of predetermined warning occurs and when state of driver is not an inappropriate one, notifying driver of predetermined warning by generating vibration of intensity weaker than predetermined intensity in seat belt or using notification unit other than seat belt or stopping notification of predetermined warning, when situation requiring notification of predetermined warning occurs and when state of driver is an inappropriate one.

Alarm device, alarm method and non-transitory recording medium

The information notification device includes a processor configured to notify a driver of a vehicle of information, acquire proficiency level information indicating a proficiency level of the driver with respect to use of a driving assistance function installed in the vehicle, and switch a notification mode of information related to the driving assistance function based on the proficiency level information.

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Tokyo-to, Japan

Toshiaki Iwasaki