18712161. Travel Assistance Method and Travel Assistance Device for Vehicle (NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.)
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Travel Assistance Method and Travel Assistance Device for Vehicle
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Inventor(s)
Yohei Taniguchi of Kanagawa (JP)
Shoehei Nakamura of Kanagawa (JP)
Yuji Nagasawa of Kanagawa (JP)
Hirotaka Kamimura of Kanagawa (JP)
Travel Assistance Method and Travel Assistance Device for Vehicle
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18712161 titled 'Travel Assistance Method and Travel Assistance Device for Vehicle
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle travel assistance method and a travel assistance device for a vehicle include determining whether or not a route-following lane change that is a lane change for traveling along a set travel route can be assisted with autonomous lane change control, and when determining that the route-following lane change cannot be assisted with the autonomous lane change control, notifying a driver that a lane change with the autonomous lane change control cannot be made, and prohibiting the autonomous lane change control from assisting a lane change in a direction opposite to a direction in which the vehicle moves during the route-following lane change.