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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/38 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/38 (2013.01); B60Q 1/04 (2013.01); B60Q 1/30 (2013.01); B60Q 1/543 (2022.05);
Abstract
The present invention provides a notification apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle and notifies surroundings of the vehicle that the vehicle is starting, the notification apparatus comprising: a detector configured to detect a driver's intention to start the vehicle; and a lighting controller configured to cause, when the detector detects the driver's intention to start the vehicle, a lighting device in the vehicle to light in a predetermined lighting mode.