Patent ID: 11919533
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 4:
5. The alert apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a steering angle sensor configured to detect a steering angle of a steering wheel of said host vehicle; and
a brake pedal operation state sensor configured to detect a brake pedal operation state of a brake pedal of said host vehicle;
wherein,
said control unit is configured to:
determine whether or not a prohibition condition is satisfied, wherein said prohibition condition includes a condition to be satisfied, when;
said detected steering angle is a value that causes said host vehicle to turn to a first direction opposite to a direction for said host vehicle to cross said oncoming lane, or said detected steering angle is a value that causes said host vehicle to turn to a second direction for said host vehicle to cross said oncoming lane and a magnitude of said detected steering angle is smaller than a threshold angle;
said detected brake pedal operation state indicates that said brake pedal is operated; and
a speed of said host vehicle is equal to or lower than a fifth threshold speed; and

prohibit said alert when it is determined that said prohibition condition is satisfied.