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VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS

  • US 20170116853A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2016
  • Published: 04/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driving assistance apparatus mounted in a vehicle, comprising:

  • a recognizer configured to, based on a captured image around the vehicle, recognize a maximum speed allowed for a lane in which the vehicle is traveling;

    a reporter configured to report a recognized speed limit that is the maximum speed recognized by the recognizer;

    a detector configured to detect a lane change of the vehicle;

    a determiner configured to determine a position of a lane traveled by the vehicle immediately after the lane change detected by the detector relative to a position of a lane traveled by the vehicle immediately before the lane change; and

    a verifier configured to, based on a positional relationship between the lanes traveled by the vehicle immediately before and after the lane change detected by the detector and a comparison between recognized speed limits for the respective lanes traveled by the vehicle immediately before and after the lane change detected by the detector, determine whether or not there is misrecognition of speed limits during travel of the vehicle,wherein the reporter is configured to, if it is determined that there is misrecognition of speed limits, report the recognized speed limit to a driver of the vehicle in a prescribed manner.

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