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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2023
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yui Niizeki, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus assists in driving of a vehicle. The driving assistance apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors execute: a blind spot region detection process of detecting a blind spot region as viewed from the vehicle formed by a blind spot forming object, based on data regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a mobile body detection process of detecting a mobile body that has entered the blind spot region from outside the blind spot region, based on the data regarding the surrounding environment of the vehicle; and a contact risk estimation process of estimating a risk of contact between the vehicle and the mobile body, based on a movement direction and a movement speed of the mobile body, and a temporal change in the blind spot region.