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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus includes a position obtaining unit, an evaluation value obtaining unit, and a notifying unit. The position obtaining unit obtains a position of an own vehicle. The evaluation value obtaining unit obtains an evaluation value indicating a degree by which driving assistance can be suitably performed on the own vehicle in a travelling area through which the own vehicle is presumed to travel based on the position of the own vehicle obtained by the position obtaining unit. The notifying unit gives notification in advance to a notification apparatus, of the evaluation value obtained by the evaluation value obtaining unit before the own vehicle enters the travelling area.