Patent ID: 11897481
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A driver assistance system comprising:
a detector configured to detect wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver;
a navigator configured to navigate a vehicle based on map information;
a stimulator configured to continuously or intermittently apply stimulation to the driver; and
a voice interactor configured to interact with the driver by voice,
wherein:
the navigator is configured to automatically search for a resting facility on a route from the map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving; and
the voice interactor is configured to automatically execute a first interaction of proposing navigation to the resting facility by the navigator in response to the detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving, and automatically execute a second interaction of proposing application of stimulation by the stimulator after an execution of the first interaction and during a period until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility;
wherein the voice interactor is configured to stop the execution of the first interaction and execute the second interaction in response to the vehicle being caught in a traffic jam.