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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Takuma Ariga, Susono, JP;
Hitoshi Yuasa, Susono, JP;
Takuma Ariga, Susono, JP;
Hitoshi Yuasa, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a drive assisting apparatus which assists follow-up travelling to a forward vehicle including an inter-vehicle information acquisition unitthat acquires a distance between a host vehicle and a forward vehicle, a deceleration unitthat performs a deceleration control based on the inter-vehicle distance, and a steering information acquisition unitthat detects steering by a driver, and the deceleration unitstops the deceleration control, when the steering is detected. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately understand the will of a driver and perform a deceleration control based on the will of the driver.