US 12,071,154 B2
Driving assistance apparatus
Tomoyuki Doi, Susono (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken (JP)
Filed on May 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/314,140.
Application 18/314,140 is a continuation of application No. 17/135,837, filed on Dec. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,724,712.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-030637 (JP), filed on Feb. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271626 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/81 (2024.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 31/0008 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 30/146 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/181 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60W 30/18154 (2013.01); G06V 20/582 (2022.01); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); B60K 2031/0016 (2013.01); B60K 31/0058 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/81 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/179 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2554/20 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4026 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); G08G 1/09623 (2013.01); G08G 1/09626 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving assistance apparatus, comprising a controller configured to:
in response to detecting an object ahead of a vehicle, the object indicating a necessity of decelerating the vehicle,
perform a deceleration assistance process of assisting in decelerating the vehicle before the vehicle arrives at the object;
detect the object;
in response to detecting the object, determine whether the object is a target for the deceleration assistance process; and
in response to determining that the object is the target for the deceleration assistance process,
select a first display area of a display apparatus,
control the display apparatus to display information indicating the object in the first display area, and
control the display apparatus to not display the information in a display area of the display apparatus different from the first display area.