VEHICLE DRIVING SITUATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE DRIVING SITUATION DETERMINATION METHOD

摘要

A vehicle driving situation determination apparatus includes object detection means for detecting an object around a subject vehicle; index" calculation means for calculating an index relating to a traveling state of the subject vehicle, which is a value that is obtained by dividing a jerk of the subject vehicle by a deceleration, and comparing the index to past index statistics in a case where the object is detected by the object detection means and then a response operation against the detected object by a driver of the traveling subject vehicle is detected; and determination means for determining a driving situation of the driver of the subject vehicle based on a result of the comparison by the index calculation means.