Patent ID: 11919548
Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A driving assistance device that is used in a vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and driving that requires operation by a driver, the driving assistance device comprising:
a different vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires autonomous driving information on different vehicles that travel on a traveling road on which the vehicle is going to travel;
an autonomous driving ratio acquisition unit that acquires a ratio of autonomous driving among the different vehicles on the traveling road on which the vehicle is going to travel, from the autonomous driving information on the different vehicles acquired by the different vehicle information acquisition unit; and
a notification control unit that provides information for supporting determination on switching between autonomous driving and driving that requires operation by a driver, in accordance with the ratio of autonomous driving among the different vehicles, wherein
the notification control unit is configured to give a notice of recommendation for switching to the autonomous driving if the ratio of autonomous driving is equal to or larger than a predetermined ratio, and
the predetermined ratio is changed depending on a road type of the traveling road of the vehicle.