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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuka Minegishi, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Keiichi Tomii, Hiroshima, JP;
Takahiro Tochioka, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle drive assistance system is provided, which includes a processor configured to execute a required driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver's required driving ability required for driving a vehicle based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and drive assistance provided to the driver by the vehicle, a current driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver's current driving ability, and a changing module to perform increase processing in which the required driving ability is increased when the current driving ability is higher than the required driving ability.