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VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE AND VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD

  • US 20160159251A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2014
  • Published: 06/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle driving support device, comprising:

  • a reclining angle adjustment unit capable of adjusting a reclining angle of a driver'"'"'s seat; and

    a reclining angle controller configured to change the reclining angle by controlling the reclining angle adjustment unit depending on a driving mode, the driving mode being switchable between an automatic driving mode of carrying out automatic travel control for automatically operating a steering mechanism independent of a steering operation of a driver and a manual driving mode of operating the steering mechanism depending on the steering operation of the driver,wherein the reclining angle controller is configured to change the reclining angle, when the driving mode is switched between the automatic driving mode and the manual driving mode, so that the reclining angle in the automatic driving mode is larger than the reclining angle in the manual driving mode.

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