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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2011
Applicants:

Takuma Ariga, Susono, JP;

Hitoshi Yuasa, Susono, JP;

Inventors:

Takuma Ariga, Susono, JP;

Hitoshi Yuasa, Susono, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2550/308 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01);
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.


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