| CPC B60Q 9/008 (2013.01) [B60R 22/34 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. An attention attracting system comprising:
a plurality of HMI devices configured to notify a driver and a passenger other than the driver in a subject vehicle; and
an attention attracting device configured to notify the driver and the passenger of presence of a possibility of contact between the subject vehicle and an object through the HMI devices, wherein
the attention attracting device includes
a risk identification section configured to identify a risk level with respect to an object present in an environment surrounding the subject vehicle, the risk level indicating a degree of the possibility of the contact occurring between the object and the subject vehicle, and
a notification section configured to notify the driver and the passenger of presence of a risk of the contact between the subject vehicle and the object through the HMI devices in accordance with the risk level,
the plurality of HMI devices includes a driver HMI device and a passenger HMI device, the driver HMI device solely notifying the driver, the passenger HMI device solely notifying the passenger, and
the notification section executes
a first notification to notify the driver of the presence of the risk of the contact through the driver HMI device when the risk level exceeds a first threshold, and
a second notification to notify the passenger of the presence of the risk of the contact through the passenger HMI device when the risk level exceeds a second threshold or when a predetermined time passes after the first notification is executed, the second threshold being greater than the first threshold, the predetermined time being defined in advance.
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