DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

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DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250108806 titled 'DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

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a driving assistance apparatus mountable on a straddle type vehicle, comprising a first detection unit configured to detect a vehicle speed of the straddle type vehicle, a second detection unit configured to detect a preceding vehicle traveling in front of the straddle type vehicle, and a control unit configured to perform acceleration control and braking control of the straddle type vehicle, wherein when the vehicle speed of the straddle type vehicle is lower than a reference, the control unit performs follow-traveling with respect to the preceding vehicle by performing the acceleration control simultaneously with the braking control.