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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, JP;
School Judicial Person Ikutoku Gakuen, Atsugi, JP;
Kyoichi Tohriyama, Yokohama, JP;
Takuma Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Kamata, Tokyo, JP;
Pongsathorn Raksincharoensak, Fuchu, JP;
Tsukasa Shimizu, Nagakute, JP;
Hideo Inoue, Atsugi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, JP;
SCHOOL JUDICIAL PERSON IKUTOKU GAKUEN, Atsugi, JP;
Abstract
A map information provision system includes: a road map information database configured to store road map information; a vehicle position determination unit configured to detect and determine a position of a vehicle on a road; a road map information extraction unit configured to extract the road map information around the vehicle from the road map information database, based on the position of the vehicle; and a waypoint map constructor unit configured to determine positions of waypoints and configure a waypoint map that is made up of the plurality of the waypoints, wherein the waypoint map is supplied to a driving support device for the vehicle or a driving control device for the vehicle and is utilized as map information on the planned driving route.