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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2010
Masahiro Ogawa, Toyota, JP;
Akihiro Tsukada, Oiso-machi, JP;
Franck Galpin, Numazu, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a driving assistance device that includes traveling route information acquiring means for acquiring a plurality of traveling route information items about different recognition ranges and course generating means for generating a course of a host vehicle using the plurality of traveling route information items according to a traveling environment. According to the invention, for example, a plurality of traveling route information items with different recognition ranges, such as a wide-area map, a middle-area map, and a local map, are used according to a traveling environment to generate a course. In this way, the host vehicle can travel safely.