| CPC G08G 1/0967 (2013.01) | 17 Claims |
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1. A driving assistance apparatus comprising:
a notification part including a display portion displaying an information; and
an electronic control unit including a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor, wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform:
acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information representing a position of a vehicle with respect to the traffic light, the traffic light informing a driver of stopping at a predetermined position or traveling without stopping at the predetermined position;
deriving a recommended driving recommended to the driver based on the traffic light information and the position information;
controlling the notification part so as to notify the driver of information on the recommended driving; and
determining whether the driver performs a driving operation according to the information on the recommended driving after the information on the recommended driving is notified by the notification part,
the traffic light information acquired by the information acquisition unit includes information on a remaining time until the traffic light in a traveling direction of the vehicle switches from a first mode to a second mode, and
the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the notification part so that the information on the remaining time included in the traffic light information is displayed on the display portion, when it is determined that the driver performs the driving operation according to the information on the recommended driving.
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