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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2005
Satoshi Harumoto, Hyogo, JP;
Yuusaku Matsuda, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuyuki Matsumura, Hyogo, JP;
Teruomi Kuwano, Hyogo, JP;
Shuuji Yamada, Hyogo, JP;
Taiichiro Sakoda, Hyogo, JP;
Ryouhei Kanemaru, Hyogo, JP;
Hidenobu Suzuki, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Motohiro Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Masato Kobayashi, Aichi, JP;
Satoshi Harumoto, Hyogo, JP;
Yuusaku Matsuda, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuyuki Matsumura, Hyogo, JP;
Teruomi Kuwano, Hyogo, JP;
Shuuji Yamada, Hyogo, JP;
Taiichiro Sakoda, Hyogo, JP;
Ryouhei Kanemaru, Hyogo, JP;
Hidenobu Suzuki, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Motohiro Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Masato Kobayashi, Aichi, JP;
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A driving support apparatus supports a driver in driving a vehicle on a road by giving instructions. The driving support apparatus includes a recognizing unit that recognizes a current driving lane that is a lane on the road in which the vehicle is currently running; a lane setting unit that sets a driving schedule lane that is a lane in which the vehicle is to be driven; and a guiding unit that determines content of lane guidance based on the driving schedule lane and the current driving lane, and guides the driver to a lane based on the lane guidance when the road is substantially straight.