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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle surrounding environment monitoring apparatus includes an imaging device, a memory, a notifier, and a vehicle control processor. The imaging device acquires surrounding person facial information on the surrounding person. The memory stores occupant facial information on an occupant of the vehicle. The notifier issues a notification to one or both of the surrounding person and the occupant. The vehicle control processor performs a determination as to whether the surrounding person is the occupant by comparing the surrounding person facial information with the occupant facial information. The vehicle control processor causes the notifier to issue the notification to one or both of the surrounding person and the occupant when determining that the surrounding person is not the occupant. The vehicle control processor refrains from causing the notifier to issue the notification to the surrounding person when determining that the surrounding person is the occupant.