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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2022
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance method causes a controller to perform processing of making a proposal of a lane change to a passenger when an index value based on relative speed of a preceding vehicle with respect to an own vehicle is less than a threshold value and canceling the proposal of the lane change when a lane change execution condition is not satisfied. The controller performs processing including: accepting setting of the threshold value; and not presenting a lane change proposal after the proposal of the lane change is canceled depending on the travel environment until a set time elapses from a time point when the proposal of the lane change is canceled, even when the index value is less than the threshold value, and the set time is set to a longer time when the threshold value is high than when the threshold value is low.