Patent ID: 9707973
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W

Claim:
1. A drive assist device comprising: a start signal output unit that outputs a control start signal; a consent confirmation unit that inquires of a driver, when receiving the control start signal from the start signal output unit, whether the driver consents to execution of an emergency evacuation control for stopping a vehicle at a safe position regardless of a driving operation of the driver, and receives a reply to the inquiry from the driver; a control section that executes the emergency evacuation control when receiving a consent reply of the execution of the emergency evacuation control from the driver by the consent confirmation unit; an erroneous operation determination unit that determines whether the driving operation of the driver is an erroneous operation, wherein the control section limits the driving operation of the driver when (i) the consent reply of execution of the control is not received by the consent confirmation unit after a receipt of the control start signal and (ii) it is determined that the driving operation of the driver is an erroneous operation by the erroneous operation determination unit; a drive assist unit that performs a drive assist for assisting traveling of the vehicle, wherein the drive assist unit is capable of switching an operation and a release of the drive assist, the erroneous operation determination unit determines whether the operation of the drive assist by the driver is an erroneous operation, and the control section nullifies the operation when it is determined that the operation is an erroneous operation by the erroneous operation determination unit, wherein the drive assist is a constant speed traveling control, and the erroneous operation determination unit determines that an operation of the constant speed traveling control is an erroneous operation when the operation of the constant speed traveling is performed by the driver in the period from the time when the control start signal is received by the start signal output unit to the time when the consent reply of the execution of the control is received by the consent confirmation unit.