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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yui Niizeki, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Takao, Tokyo, JP;
Shumpei Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance apparatus includes one or more processors. The one or more processors set a merging middle position based on information regarding a position of a head of a driver and information regarding an entry road and a merging road. The merging middle position is a position at which a region becomes viewable from the driver. The region is a blind spot from the driver of a vehicle traveling on the entry road. The blind spot is caused by a blind spot forming object present on a turning outer side of the vehicle. The one or more processors set a path that allows an inclination to be a predetermined angle or less at the merging middle position. The inclination is an inclination of a viewing angle center line of the driver viewing the region having been the blind spot with respect to a front-rear direction of the vehicle.