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Vehicle and method for controlling vehicle

  • US 9,987,985 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2016
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A subject vehicle, comprising:

  • a rear lateral side detection unit configured to detect a rear lateral side including a blind spot, the rear lateral side detection unit including a rear camera, a side camera, and a blind spot detection radar;

    a controller configured to calculate a distance between a vehicle detected in the blind spot and the subject vehicle and a time to collision of the detected vehicle with the subject vehicle in a driving lane of the subject vehicle based on a detection result of the rear lateral side detection unit, and to control an indicator of the side mirror based on information related to the calculation; and

    a side mirror including;

    a mirror;

    a first indicator disposed in the mirror and configured to be turned on when a blind spot detection function is activated; and

    a second indicator having a plurality of indicators and configured such that the number of a turned-on indicator is increased in a predetermined direction as a distance between another vehicle, which is approaching in a blind spot to the subject vehicle decreases, based on a detection result of the rear lateral side detection unit, the number of the turned-on indicator previously stored based on a variation of the distance between the approaching other vehicle and the subject vehicle,wherein the side mirror includes a third indicator having a plurality of indicators disposed in an edge of a lower lateral side of the side mirror, andwherein the third indicator is configured such that the number of a turned-on indicator is increased in a predetermined direction, as a time to collision with the other vehicle, which is approaching in the driving lane of the subject vehicle while being moved from a second lane to a driving lane of the vehicle to a next lane to a driving lane of the vehicle, decreases based on a detection result of the rear lateral side detection unit, the number of the turned-on indicator in the third indicator previously stored based on a variation of the time to collision with the approaching other vehicle and the subject vehicle.

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