Patent ID: 9676412
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60W,B62D,G08G

Claim:
1. A driving assistance apparatus that causes a vehicle to follow a target track by assisting in steering of the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a target recognition section that recognizes the target track ahead in an advancing direction of the vehicle; a steering assistance control section that controls a steering apparatus to perform steering assistance, thereby causing the vehicle to follow the target track; and an information providing section that, in a case where there is a branch point ahead in the advancing direction of the vehicle, provides a driver with information related to a first branch road corresponding to the target track in a plurality of branch roads branching from the branch point, wherein the steering assistance control section changes a threshold value for stopping the steering assistance in accordance with a branch attribute that is information related to a connection state of a branch road and indicates a diverting and merging section and a facility to which the branch road connects, and the steering assistance control section stops the steering assistance in a case where an operation amount of steering operation by the driver is greater than or equal to the threshold value.