VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

摘要

In a driving assistance apparatus, a start determiner determines whether or not during travel in a no-passing zone an own vehicle has laterally moved from a rearward position to a lateral position relative to the preceding vehicle, and if the own vehicle has laterally moved, then determine that the own vehicle has started passing driving. If the own vehicle has started passing driving in the no-passing zone, an alert controller starts alerting using an alert device at a start of passing driving. A situation determiner determines whether or not a change of situation from a blocking situation to a non blocking situation has occurred after the start of passing driving. If the change of situation from the blocking situation to the non blocking situation has occurred, an alerting stopper stops alerting using the alert device.

主权项

1. A driving assistance apparatus comprising:
a start determiner configured to determine whether or not during travel in a no-passing zone an own vehicle that is a vehicle carrying the apparatus has laterally moved from a rearward position to a lateral position relative to a preceding vehicle such that the own vehicle can accelerate from the lateral position to pass the preceding vehicle, and if it is determined that the own vehicle has laterally moved from the rearward position to the lateral position, then determine that the own vehicle has started passing driving; an alert controller configured to, if it is determined by the start determiner that the own vehicle has started passing driving in the no-passing zone, start alerting using an alert device at a start of passing driving; a situation determiner configured to determine whether or not a change of situation from a blocking situation to a non blocking situation has occurred after the start of passing driving, the blocking situation being a situation where passing driving is blocked, the non blocking situation being a situation where blocking the passing driving is unnecessary; and an alerting stopper configured to, if it is determined by the situation determiner that the change of situation from the blocking situation to the non blocking situation has occurred, stop alerting using the alert device.