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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiya Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Reo Harada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Kuramochi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Maniwa, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Munemura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeki Mukai, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle drive assist apparatus is to be applied to a vehicle. The vehicle drive assist apparatus includes an object recognizer, a risk area setter, and a risk level setter. The object recognizer is configured to recognize an object in front of the vehicle. The risk area setter is configured to, when small objects are around the object, set a risk area including the small objects. The risk level setter is configured to set a risk level for the risk area with respect to the vehicle based on distribution of height information items within the risk area.