US 12,073,735 B2
Driving support apparatus
Ryuichi Sumikawa, Tokyo (JP); and Takeshi Torii, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/481,985.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-162296 (JP), filed on Sep. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0101752 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G09B 19/16 (2006.01); B60W 40/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01); G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 19/167 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0833 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving support apparatus comprising:
sensors configured to obtain data indicating behavior of a body of a vehicle while the vehicle is traveling on a road, wherein the road is divided into segments based on a predetermined condition; and
a controller configured to:
determine that the vehicle enters from a first segment to a second segment subsequent to the first segment;
in response to determining that the vehicle enters the second segment, obtain the data from the sensors while the vehicle is traveling within the second segment;
determine that the vehicle enters from the second segment to a third segment subsequent to the second segment; and
in response to determining that the vehicle enters the third segment, (1) determine stability of the behavior of the vehicle based on the data obtained when the vehicle is traveling within the second segment, and (2) generate a reward sound based on the determined stability of the behavior of the vehicle in the second segment.