Patent ID: 11862018
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A driving assistance method comprising:
measuring an inter-vehicle distance from a subject vehicle to a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the subject vehicle;
acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information on a position of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, the traffic light informing a driver of stopping or non-stopping at a predetermined position;
deriving a recommended driving for the driver, based on the traffic light information and the position information; and
controlling a display part so as to notify the driver of information on the recommended driving, wherein
the controlling includes controlling the display part so as to display a first image corresponding to the information on the recommended driving when the inter-vehicle distance is larger than a predetermined value and to display a second image as warning information together with the first image when the inter-vehicle distance is equal to or smaller than the predetermined value.