18740516. DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Masakazu Nishijima of Ebina-shi (JP)
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18740516 titled 'DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A driving assistance apparatus includes a crosswalk detection unit configured to detect a crosswalk in front of a host vehicle, an area setting unit configured to set, on an adjacent lane, an obstacle detection area for detecting an obstacle on the adjacent lane on a near side of the crosswalk, an obstacle detection unit configured to detect a presence or absence of the obstacle in the obstacle detection area, and a driving assistance unit configured to perform a driving assistance when the obstacle is detected in the obstacle detection area.