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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yuki Tatsumoto, Seto, JP;
Josuke Yamane, Nagoya, JP;
Hirotaka Nogami, Nisshin, JP;
Kazuya Nishimura, Anjo, JP;
Takumi Fukunaga, Iwakura, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A backing assistance apparatus includes a controller configured to monitor a usage of each seat on a driver side and a passenger side of a vehicle, set a reference distance on each of the driver side and the passenger side according to the usage, and upon detecting an obstacle on a side of a space to which the vehicle is predicted to proceed when the vehicle is backing, display, on a screen that shows an image of a rear of the vehicle to assist in backing the vehicle, a guide element indicating a position that is distant from the detected obstacle by the reference distance.