US 11,912,277 B2
Method and apparatus for confirming blindspot related to nearby vehicle
Jing-Long Yang, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Mobile Drive Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam (NL)
Filed by Mobile Drive Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam (NL)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/551,495.
Claims priority of application No. 202011509793.1 (CN), filed on Dec. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194374 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 30/162 (2013.01) [B60W 30/18154 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/12 (2013.01); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02); B60W 2552/10 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4043 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02); B60W 2554/803 (2020.02); B60W 2554/804 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60W 2720/12 (2013.01); B60W 2754/30 (2020.02); B60W 2754/50 (2020.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving assistance method utilizing a map in a vehicle apparatus of a vehicle, the driving assistance method comprising:
acquiring a real-time position of the vehicle and a driving speed of the vehicle;
determining an environment information surrounding the vehicle according to the real-time position of the vehicle and the map; the environment information comprising a driving lane, a target lane, a width of the driving lane, and a width of the target lane, wherein the target lane is adjacent to the driving lane;
detecting whether other vehicle(s) is present in the target lane;
computing driving speed(s) of detected vehicle(s), and computing relative speeds of the vehicle to the driving speed(s) of the detected vehicle(s) in the target lane when the other vehicle(s) is present in the target lane; and
when the driving speed of the vehicle is less than a first predefined value and when the relative speeds of the vehicle to the driving speed(s) of the detected vehicle(s) in the target lane is larger than a second predefined value, generating an instruction to confirm a blind area existing in the target lane;
wherein a first comparison between the driving speed of the vehicle and the first predefined value is configured for recognizing a slowdown action of the other vehicle(s), a second comparison between the relative speed and the second predefined value is configured for recognizing an overtaking action of the vehicle.