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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Inoue, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideo Inoue, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Pongsathorn Raksincharoensak, Fuchu, JP;
Yuichi Saito, Fuchu, JP;
Masao Nagai, Fuchu, JP;
Takuma Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Tsukasa Shimizu, Nagakute, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance control apparatus of a vehicle includes a blind area detector, a driving operation detector, and an electronic control unit. The blind area detector is configured to detect the presence or absence of a blind area as seen from the vehicle in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The driving operation detector is configured to detect driving operation of the driver. The electronic control unit is configured to perform automatic deceleration control of the vehicle based on detection of the presence of the blind area by the blind area detector. The electronic control unit is configured to start the automatic deceleration control, by referring to the driving operation of the driver after detection of the presence of the blind area by the blind area detector.