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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2024
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Tsuchiya, Wako, JP;
Tsuyoshi Takamoto, Wako, JP;
Kazuyuki Kawamura, Wako, JP;
Akihiro Kageyu, Wako, JP;
Kei Oshida, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle lighting device includes a first exterior light that is provided on an exterior portion of a vehicle, a second exterior light that is provided on the exterior portion of the vehicle, a recognition unit configured to recognize an object present on a travel route of the vehicle, a detection unit configured to detect a visual recognition direction of a driver of the vehicle, and a control unit configured to operate the second exterior light when the object is recognized by the recognition unit, and to operate the first exterior light according to the visual recognition direction detected by the detection unit.