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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kubota, Saitama, JP;
Haruhiko Nishiguchi, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Fujii, Saitama, JP;
Ryohsaku Arakawa, Saitama, JP;
Kei Oshida, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a route guidance apparatus and a route guidance method which are capable of appropriately performing route guidance on a road where a plurality of lanes exist on one side. The route guidance apparatusor the route guidance method determines the timing of the automated or manual lane change based on the total required distance Dlcttl corresponding to the number of required lane changes Nlcn required for reaching the target lanefrom the current laneand the remaining distance to the planned course change point Prc from the current position Pcur. When the timing of the lane change is reached, the timing of the automated lane change or the manual lane change is guided, or the automated lane change is performed.