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Autonomous driving assistance system, autonomous driving assistance method, and computer program

  • US 10,300,916 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2016
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous driving assistance system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a processor programmed to;

    access map information stored in a database;

    obtain road information that specifies line types of lane markings and connection types of lanes from the accessed map information;

    based on the obtained road information, determine whether a single route can be specified as a route that is to be taken by the vehicle, the determination being made based on a presumption that the vehicle travels without changing lanes;

    when the vehicle travels with autonomous driving assistance;

    if the single route can be specified, specify the single route as a planned route to be taken by the vehicle; and

    if the single route cannot be specified, specify a route along a road on which the vehicle is currently traveling as the planned route to be taken by the vehicle; and

    execute the autonomous driving assistance for the vehicle according to the specified planned route.

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