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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2024
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle operating assistance system includes a travel environment recognition unit, a first notification unit, a second notification unit, and an adjustment unit. The travel environment recognition unit recognizes travel environment information of a vehicle including the traffic signal lighting status. The first notification unit issues an advance notification of a change in the lighting status to the driver who drives the vehicle, when the remaining time until the lighting status changes reaches a set time while the vehicle is stopped due to a red light. The second notification unit issues, to the driver, a clear-to-start notification for the vehicle, when a delay time elapses since it is determined, while the vehicle is stopped, that external conditions are clear for the vehicle to proceed. The adjustment unit adjusts the delay time to be longer when the advance notification is issued than when no advance notification is issued.