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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Shotaro Odate, Wako, JP;
Naotaka Kumakiri, Wako, JP;
Masaru Kanda, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a drive assistance device for a self-driving car with which drive assistance is less liable to be deactivated, even if an abnormality of a monitoring device for monitoring a state of a driver occurs. A device checking ECU checks whether a plurality of monitoring devices for monitoring the state of the driver are normal or abnormal. On the basis of the check result, an assistance degree determination unit (function availability determination unit) determines a use degree (availability) of a plurality of drive assistance functions (ACC function, LKAS function, and ALC function) including an ACC function. Drive assistance effected by a vehicle with respect to the driver is therefore less liable to be deactivated.