公开(公告)号：US11170637B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16942395

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION

Inventor： Shohei Kanemitsu ,  Tsubasa Ono ,  Akiko Sugiyama

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/005 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A notification device is to mounted on a vehicle and notifies a preceding person who precedes the vehicle of a presence of the vehicle during automatic traveling. The notification device includes an imaging unit configured to image the preceding person, an estimating unit configured to estimate at least characteristics of the preceding person imaged by the imaging unit, a determining unit configured to determine a notification mode for the preceding person based on an estimation result by the estimating unit, and a notification controller configured to operate a notifying unit configured to notify the preceding person of the presence of the vehicle, based on the notification mode determined by the determining unit.

公开(公告)号：US11313691B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16736877

申请日：2020-01-08

Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryuichi Sumikawa ,  Takeshi Torii ,  Noeru Sato ,  Akiko Sugiyama

IPC: B60W40/09 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G09B19/16 ,  G01C21/36

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a skill level acquiring unit, a vehicle position information acquiring unit, and a map acquiring generating unit. The skill level acquiring unit is configured to acquire driving skill levels of respective drivers of a plurality of vehicles. The vehicle position information acquiring unit is configured to acquire pieces of position information of the vehicles. The map acquiring generating unit is configured to acquire map information on the basis of the driving skill levels acquired by the skill level acquiring unit and the pieces of position information acquired by the vehicle position information acquiring unit. The map information indicates presence of the vehicles on a road map in accordance with the respective driving skill levels of the drivers of the vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US11524681B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16735850

申请日：2020-01-07

Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION

Inventor： Akiko Sugiyama ,  Takeshi Torii ,  Ryuichi Sumikawa ,  Noeru Sato

IPC: B60W40/09 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W30/165

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a skill level acquiring unit and an inter-vehicle distance controller. The skill level acquiring unit is configured to acquire a driving skill level of a driver of a first vehicle other than a second vehicle. The second vehicle is an own vehicle. The inter-vehicle distance controller is configured to control an inter-vehicle distance from the first vehicle to the second vehicle on the basis of the driving skill level acquired by the skill level acquiring unit.

公开(公告)号：US11256928B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16734951

申请日：2020-01-06

Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION

Inventor： Noeru Sato ,  Takeshi Torii ,  Ryuichi Sumikawa ,  Akiko Sugiyama

IPC: B60K35/00 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: An information providing apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a skill level determining unit, a driving load determining unit, and an information provision controller. The skill level determining unit is configured to determine a driving skill level of a driver of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling. The driving load determining unit is configured to determine a driving load on the driver. The information provision controller is configured to control provision of information to the driver on the basis of the driving skill level and the driving load.