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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Haruhiko Nishiguchi, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Fujii, Wako, JP;
Ryohsaku Arakawa, Wako, JP;
Daisuke Kubota, Wako, JP;
Kei Oshida, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle or a lane change timing determination method, when a distance from a vehicle to a nearby vehicle is outside of a first distance threshold value, lane changing is determined to be permitted. When the distance is within the first distance threshold value, lane changing is determined not to be permitted. After determining lane changing to be not permitted, lane changing not being permitted is switched to lane change being permitted when the nearby vehicle decelerates or accelerates to move further away from the vehicle than a second distance threshold value, even if the distance is still within the first distance threshold value.