Information providing apparatus, and method

摘要

An information providing sequence setting section (4a) automatically sets the sequence in which information is to be provided. A traveling status discriminating section (4b) discriminates the traveling speed of a vehicle. An information providing initiation discriminating section (4c) discriminates initiation of provision of information to the vehicle occupant. An information providing mode change-over section (4d) executes change-over between a first information providing mode to permit the information to be provided in a sequence set with an input unit (7) and a second information providing mode to permit the information to be provided in a sequence set with the information providing sequence setting section (4a), based on resulting discrimination of the traveling status discriminating section (4b) when the information providing initiation discriminating section (4c) discriminates an initiation of provision of information.