Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driving assistance apparatus and driving assistance method
- Patent Title (中): 驾驶辅助装置和驾驶辅助方法
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Application No.: US13000137Application Date: 2009-06-19
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Publication No.: US08401736B2Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: Shinya Kawamata , Kenichi Kitahama
- Applicant: Shinya Kawamata , Kenichi Kitahama
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2008-162378 20080620; JP2008-162388 20080620
- International Application: PCT/IB2009/006231 WO 20090619
- International Announcement: WO2009/153661 WO 20091223
- Main IPC: A01B69/00
- IPC: A01B69/00

Abstract:
Traveling environment information, which is information on a traveling environment around a vehicle, is obtained. If the automation level of the vehicle, which is set according to the traveling environment information, is decreased, the driving assistance level is decreased in a stepwise manner to execute a driving assistance control.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110118939A1 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-05-19
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