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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2024
Soken, Inc., Nisshin-city, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-city, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya-city, JP;
SOKEN, INC., Nisshin-city, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance device includes an object detection unit configured to detect a hazardous object that is capable of causing an accident in a path of a subject vehicle and surroundings of the path, and an evasive driving detection unit configured to detect features of driver's evasive driving, in which a driver of the subject vehicle performs driving operations to avoid danger of the accident when the subject vehicle approaches and passes by the hazardous object detected by the object detection unit. The driving assistance device further includes a concentration level determination unit configured to determine a concentration level of the driver on driving based on the features of driver's evasive driving detected by the evasive driving detection unit, and a notification unit configured to, when the concentration level determination unit determines that the concentration level of the driver on driving is dropping, provide a notification to encourage safe driving.