DRIVING ENVIRONMENT RISK DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND DRIVING ENVIRONMENT RISK NOTIFICATION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A driving environment risk determination apparatus comprising:
- a driver status acquisition module that acquires a status of a driver who drives another vehicle running in the vicinity of a subject vehicle that is equipped with the driving environment risk determination apparatus;
an other-vehicle status acquisition module that acquires a driving status of the another vehicle;
a driving environment acquisition module that acquires a driving environment in the vicinity of the subject vehicle; and
a risk determination module that calculates a degree of risk from information acquired through the driver status acquisition module, the other-vehicle status acquisition module, and the driving environment acquisition module and thereby determines whether the degree of risk is minor or major.
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Abstract
A driving environment risk determination apparatus includes a driver status acquisition module that acquires a status of a driver who drives another vehicle running in the vicinity of a subject vehicle that is equipped with the driving environment risk determination apparatus, an other-vehicle status acquisition module that acquires a driving status of the another vehicle, a driving environment acquisition module that acquires a driving environment in the vicinity of the subject vehicle, a risk determination module that calculates a degree of risk from information acquired through the driver status acquisition module, the other-vehicle status acquisition module, and the driving environment acquisition module and thereby determines whether the degree of risk is minor or major.
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16 Claims
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1. A driving environment risk determination apparatus comprising:
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a driver status acquisition module that acquires a status of a driver who drives another vehicle running in the vicinity of a subject vehicle that is equipped with the driving environment risk determination apparatus; an other-vehicle status acquisition module that acquires a driving status of the another vehicle; a driving environment acquisition module that acquires a driving environment in the vicinity of the subject vehicle; and a risk determination module that calculates a degree of risk from information acquired through the driver status acquisition module, the other-vehicle status acquisition module, and the driving environment acquisition module and thereby determines whether the degree of risk is minor or major. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A driving environment risk notification apparatus comprising:
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a driver status acquisition module that acquires a status of a driver who drives another vehicle running in the vicinity of a subject vehicle equipped with the apparatus; an other-vehicle status acquisition module that acquires a driving status of the another vehicle, a driving environment acquisition module that acquires a driving environment in the vicinity of the subject vehicle that is equipped with the driving environment risk notification apparatus; a risk determination module that calculates a degree of risk from information acquired through the driver status acquisition module, the other-vehicle status acquisition module, and the driving environment acquisition module and thereby determines whether the degree of risk is minor or major; and a notification module that provides notification to the driver of the subject vehicle in accordance with determination results of the risk determination module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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