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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2020.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B62D 15/0255 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus comprises a processor for: determining whether or not a preceding vehicle is traveling outside an area including an intersection and vicinities of the intersection; when the preceding vehicle is traveling outside the area, determining whether or not a direction indicator of the preceding vehicle on a road shoulder side is lighting; and when the direction indicator is lighting, performing second driving assistance different from first driving assistance for following the preceding vehicle.