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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Takeshi Nishiwaki, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Nishida, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a driving support apparatus that allows a driver to know the reliability of provided information by performing the switching of contents of voice information in accordance with a reliability indicator value concerning an obstacle detection result. The driving support apparatus includes: an obstacle detecting unit for detecting an obstacle around a vehicle; and an obstacle information providing unit for outputting, by voice, positional information of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting unit, wherein the obstacle detecting unit includes a function of calculating a reliability indicator value concerning a detection result, and the obstacle information providing unit includes obstacle information providing and a judging unit that judges switching of contents of voice information to be provided in accordance with magnitude of the reliability indicator value outputted from the obstacle detecting unit.