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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiko Takae, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Shino, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01); B60R 21/0134 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); B60R 21/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60R 2300/804 (2013.01); B60W 2550/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A travel control method comprises detecting a travel state of the subject vehicle including a position and a speed of the subject vehicle, acquiring obstacle information including a position and a speed of the obstacle, estimating the second range after a predetermined time on the basis of the travel state of the subject vehicle and the obstacle information, and announcing announcement information that the second range will become small to a driver of the subject vehicle when the second range is estimated to become small after the predetermined time.