DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD
First Claim
1. A driving support apparatus that sets a running road, on which a vehicle is able to run, on the basis of a road marking that indicates a lane boundary or a prohibited area and that, when the vehicle deviates from the running road, issues a warning or performs assisting so as to cause the vehicle to run within the running road, characterized in that, when the width of a lane defined by the road marking that indicates the lane boundary is narrow, the running road is set by allowing a deviation from the lane having a narrow width.
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Abstract
In a driving support apparatus that sets a running road, on which a vehicle is able to run, on the basis of a road marking that indicates a lane boundary or a prohibited area and that, when the vehicle deviates from the running road, issues a warning or performs assisting so as to cause the vehicle to run within the running road, when the width of a lane defined by the road marking that indicates the lane boundary is narrow, the running road is set by allowing a deviation from the lane having a narrow width. It is possible to effectively utilize the driving support apparatus by increasing a chance of using the driving support apparatus without unnecessary support.
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- 1. A driving support apparatus that sets a running road, on which a vehicle is able to run, on the basis of a road marking that indicates a lane boundary or a prohibited area and that, when the vehicle deviates from the running road, issues a warning or performs assisting so as to cause the vehicle to run within the running road, characterized in that, when the width of a lane defined by the road marking that indicates the lane boundary is narrow, the running road is set by allowing a deviation from the lane having a narrow width.
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9. A driving support method characterized by comprising:
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setting a running road, on which a vehicle is able to run, on the basis of a road marking that indicates a lane boundary or a prohibited area, wherein, when the width of a lane defined by the road marking that indicates the lane boundary is narrow, the running road is set by allowing a deviation from the lane having a narrow width; and when the vehicle deviates from the running road, issuing a warning or performing assisting so as to cause the vehicle to run within the running road.
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10. A driving support apparatus comprising:
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a controller that sets a running road, on which a vehicle is able to run, on the basis of a road marking that indicates a lane boundary or a prohibited area and that, when the vehicle deviates from the running road, issues a warning or performs assisting so as to cause the vehicle to run within the running road, wherein when the width of a lane defined by the road marking that indicates the lane boundary is narrow, the controller sets the running road by allowing a deviation from the lane having a narrow width.
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Specification