CPC B60W 30/12 (2013.01) [B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 50/087 (2013.01); B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/20 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4049 (2020.02)] | 6 Claims |
1. A vehicle driving support device to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle driving support device comprising:
a turn-signal switch that is to be switched on by a driver who drives the vehicle, in a case where a course of the vehicle is to be changed;
a rear side detector configured to detect an approaching vehicle traveling on a lane to which the course of the vehicle is to be changed;
turn-signal lamps to be disposed respectively on right and left sides of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, one of the turn-signal lamps on a side of the lane being to be turned on in the case where the course of the vehicle is to be changed; and
a turn-signal display processor configured to perform display processing regarding the one of the turn-signal lamps in response to the turn-signal switch being switched on,
wherein the turn-signal display processor comprises
a closeness determiner configured to determine whether the approaching vehicle is close to the vehicle based on a relationship between the vehicle and the approaching vehicle, in a case where the rear side detector detects the approaching vehicle when the turn-signal switch is switched on,
a standby-state processor configured to, in a case where the closeness determiner determines that the approaching vehicle is close to the vehicle, cause the one of the turn-signal lamps to be a standby state in which turning the one of the turn-signal lamps on is prohibited, and inform the driver of the standby state, and
a standby-state end determination processor configured to end the standby state in a case where the approaching vehicle reaches a side-by-side position of the vehicle, and turn on the one of the turn-signal lamps.
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