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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Okuma, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lane estimation apparatus including an external circumstance detection part detecting an external circumstance around a subject vehicle, and an electronic control unit including a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform estimating a current lane in which the subject vehicle travels, based on the external circumstance detected by the external circumstance detection part, and the estimating including estimating a time-based current lane every a predetermined time when the subject vehicle travels in a predetermined section, calculating a parameter indicating a frequency of the time-based current lane after traveling of the subject vehicle in the predetermined section, and estimating the current lane in which the subject vehicle has traveled in the predetermined section, based on the parameter.