Drive support device for controlling drive support functions and evaluating driver performance
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1. A drive support device comprising:
- a plurality of control units configured to execute driving support functions by the drive support device on a vehicle;
a memory storing vehicle information;
an electronic control unit operatively coupled to the memory and the plurality of control units, the electronic control unit being configured to;
periodically receive and store, in the memory, vehicle information of the vehicle and a corresponding position of the vehicle or a time of receiving the vehicle information;
determine one of a plurality of driving support levels enabled by the drive support device installed in the vehicle, the one of the plurality of driving support levels being determined based on which of the plurality of control units is in an enabled state;
control the drive support device to execute at least one of the plurality of driving support functions on the vehicle;
in response to the drive support device executing the at least one of the plurality of driving support functions on the vehicle, receive and store, in the memory, a current position of the vehicle or a current time, in association with the determined driving support level at the current position of the vehicle or at the current time; and
evaluate driving of a driver of the vehicle by determining an evaluation score of the driver of the vehicle by assigning a value based on the determined driving support level, the executed at least one of the plurality of driving support functions at the current position or the current time, and a driving operation performed by the driver on the vehicle at the current position or the current time.
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Abstract
A drive support device includes a vehicle information obtainment unit configured to obtain vehicle information including a plurality of driving support levels provided by the drive support device installed in a vehicle, and a position of the vehicle or time; and a vehicle information recording unit configured to record the vehicle information obtained by the vehicle information obtainment unit on a vehicle information storage unit. The vehicle information recording unit records the position of the vehicle or the time, and the driving support level executed at the position of the vehicle or the time, on the vehicle information storage unit.
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1. A drive support device comprising:
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a plurality of control units configured to execute driving support functions by the drive support device on a vehicle; a memory storing vehicle information; an electronic control unit operatively coupled to the memory and the plurality of control units, the electronic control unit being configured to; periodically receive and store, in the memory, vehicle information of the vehicle and a corresponding position of the vehicle or a time of receiving the vehicle information; determine one of a plurality of driving support levels enabled by the drive support device installed in the vehicle, the one of the plurality of driving support levels being determined based on which of the plurality of control units is in an enabled state; control the drive support device to execute at least one of the plurality of driving support functions on the vehicle; in response to the drive support device executing the at least one of the plurality of driving support functions on the vehicle, receive and store, in the memory, a current position of the vehicle or a current time, in association with the determined driving support level at the current position of the vehicle or at the current time; and evaluate driving of a driver of the vehicle by determining an evaluation score of the driver of the vehicle by assigning a value based on the determined driving support level, the executed at least one of the plurality of driving support functions at the current position or the current time, and a driving operation performed by the driver on the vehicle at the current position or the current time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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