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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Naoyuki Harada, Osaka, JP;
Masahiko Saito, Osaka, JP;
Yohei Nakata, Osaka, JP;
Kazuma Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes, with a sensor mounted on a vehicle, measuring information of an infrastructure used by the vehicle, and first drive assisting information that is used to perform a drive assisting operation of the vehicle, transmitting the information of the infrastructure to an infrastructure inspection apparatus mounted in the infrastructure when the sensor measures the information of the infrastructure, receiving, from the infrastructure inspection apparatus, second drive assisting information that is used to perform the drive assisting operation of the vehicle, performing the drive assisting operation of the vehicle in response to the first drive assisting information if the sensor measures the first drive assisting information, and performing the drive assisting operation of the vehicle in response to the second drive assisting information if the sensor measures the information of the infrastructure.