Driving support apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A driving support apparatus that supports a driver in driving a vehicle on a road by giving instructions, the driving support apparatus comprising:
- a recognizing unit configured to recognize a current driving lane of the vehicle that is a lane on the road in which the vehicle is currently running;
a lane setting unit configured to set a driving schedule lane that is a lane in which the vehicle is to be driven; and
a guiding unit configured to determine content of lane guidance based on the driving schedule lane and the current driving lane, change a performance timing for performing guidance to a timing at which the road is substantially straight, and guide the driver to a lane based on the lane guidance at the changed performance timing.
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Abstract
A driving support apparatus supports a driver in driving a vehicle on a road by giving instructions. The driving support apparatus includes a recognizing unit that recognizes a current driving lane that is a lane on the road in which the vehicle is currently running; a lane setting unit that sets a driving schedule lane that is a lane in which the vehicle is to be driven; and a guiding unit that determines content of lane guidance based on the driving schedule lane and the current driving lane, and guides the driver to a lane based on the lane guidance when the road is substantially straight.
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13 Claims
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1. A driving support apparatus that supports a driver in driving a vehicle on a road by giving instructions, the driving support apparatus comprising:
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a recognizing unit configured to recognize a current driving lane of the vehicle that is a lane on the road in which the vehicle is currently running; a lane setting unit configured to set a driving schedule lane that is a lane in which the vehicle is to be driven; and a guiding unit configured to determine content of lane guidance based on the driving schedule lane and the current driving lane, change a performance timing for performing guidance to a timing at which the road is substantially straight, and guide the driver to a lane based on the lane guidance at the changed performance timing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of supporting a driver in driving a vehicle on a road by giving instructions, the method comprising:
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recognizing a current driving lane of the vehicle that is a lane on the road in which the vehicle is currently running; setting a driving schedule lane that is a lane in which the vehicle is to be driven; determining content of lane guidance based on the driving schedule lane and the current driving lane; changing a performance timing for performing guidance to a timing at which the road is substantially straight; and guiding the driver to a lane based on the lane guidance at the changed performance timing.
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