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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Harada, Wako, JP;
Abstract
A drive assist apparatus, including a lane-keeping assist apparatus configured to apply an auxiliary steering torque to a steering mechanism mounted on a vehicle so that the vehicle runs at a predetermined position between lane lines, an operating member configured to be operated by an operator of the vehicle to output an activation signal for activating the lane-keeping assist apparatus, a determining unit configured to determine whether operation of the lane-keeping assist apparatus is necessary, and an outputting unit configured to output at least one of a notify signal for prompting the operator to operate the operating member and the activation signal, when the operating member is inoperative and it is determined that operation of the lane-keeping assist apparatus is necessary by the determining unit.