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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Yohei Taniguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Uwabo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Nagasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance method for performing a lane change of an own vehicle by an automated lane change function causes a controller to perform processing including: when a vehicle permitted to travel in, of a first lane and a second lane, the first lane is limited, the first lane and the second lane being a plurality of lanes on a road on which the own vehicle travels, the plurality of lanes being adjacent to each other and having a same travel direction, determining whether or not the own vehicle is traveling in the first lane in which a vehicle permitted to travel in the first lane is limited; and when determining that the own vehicle is traveling in the first lane, not performing a lane change from the first lane to the second lane by the automated lane change function.