Patent ID: 11938959
Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A driving assistance apparatus, comprising:
a memory;
a sensor assembly configured to detect an object and determine a size of the object and a size of at least one surrounding vehicle; and
a processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory operable to:
determine the at least one surrounding vehicle based on location information of the at least one surrounding vehicle, wherein the at least one surrounding vehicle is configured to receive at least one vehicle signal from a host vehicle;
determine a line of sight (LOS) of the at least one surrounding vehicle based on the at least one vehicle signal, wherein the line of sight is defined by a perceivability of a driver of the at least one surrounding vehicle to view the at least one vehicle signal;
determine, by comparing the size of the object and the size of the at least one surrounding vehicle, whether at least a portion of the LOS of the driver of the at least one surrounding vehicle to perceive the at least one vehicle signal is obstructed by the object, wherein the perceivability of the driver of the at least one surrounding vehicle to view the at least one vehicle signal is determined based on an extent to which the object obstructs the at least one surrounding vehicle to view the at least one vehicle signal; and
determine a confidence level of the at least one surrounding vehicle based on the determined LOS.