VEHICLE DRIVE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DRIVE ASSISTANCE METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle drive assistance system, comprising a processor configured to execute:
- a required driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver'"'"'s required driving ability required for driving a vehicle based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and drive assistance provided to the driver by the vehicle;
a current driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver'"'"'s current driving ability; and
a changing module to perform increase processing in which the required driving ability is increased when the current driving ability is higher than the required driving ability.
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Abstract
A vehicle drive assistance system is provided, which includes a processor configured to execute a required driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver'"'"'s required driving ability required for driving a vehicle based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and drive assistance provided to the driver by the vehicle, a current driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver'"'"'s current driving ability, and a changing module to perform increase processing in which the required driving ability is increased when the current driving ability is higher than the required driving ability.
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1. A vehicle drive assistance system, comprising a processor configured to execute:
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a required driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver'"'"'s required driving ability required for driving a vehicle based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and drive assistance provided to the driver by the vehicle; a current driving ability estimating module to estimate a driver'"'"'s current driving ability; and a changing module to perform increase processing in which the required driving ability is increased when the current driving ability is higher than the required driving ability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle drive assistance method that is implemented by a vehicle drive assistance system, comprising:
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estimating a driver'"'"'s required driving ability required for driving a vehicle based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and drive assistance provided to the driver by the vehicle; estimating a driver'"'"'s current driving ability; and performing increase processing in which the required driving ability is increased when the current driving ability is higher than the required driving ability.
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