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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Shinya Kawamata, Mishima, JP;
Osamu Ozaki, Mishima, JP;
Takuya Kaminade, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
To provide a driving assistance apparatus that can detect an intersection at which driving assistance is required with a high degree of precision so that the driving assistance can be provided more appropriately, a driving assistance apparatusincludes: a vehicle speed acquisition unitthat obtains information indicating a vehicle speed of a vehicle; an assistance condition determination unitthat determines whether or not an assistance activation condition, which is a condition for providing a driver of the vehiclewith driving assistance, is satisfied on the basis of whether or not a vehicle speed V obtained by the vehicle speed acquisition unitis equal to or lower than a reference vehicle speed V1, and on the basis of information relating to an intersection or a preceding vehicle in front of the vehicle; and an assistance execution unitthat executes, as the driving assistance, assistance including at least one of warning issuance to the driver, braking control, and steering control when the assistance condition determination unitdetermines that the assistance activation condition is satisfied.