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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Shogo Ito, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hirotada Otake, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kohei Tochigi, Susono, JP;
Yuta Ikezawa, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus is provided with: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a host vehicle; a controller programmed to execute a deceleration assistance control of assisting in decelerating a host vehicle when a predetermined condition is satisfied; a determinator configured to determine whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a roadway on the basis of the recognized surrounding situation; and a restraining device configured to restrain execution of the deceleration assistance control by a controller if it is determined that the host vehicle is not traveling on a roadway, in comparison with a situation in which it is determined that the host vehicle is traveling on a roadway.