Patent ID: 7103461
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: B60T,B62D

Abstract:
1. A driving assist apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a computing portion that computes a path that extends from an initial position of the vehicle to a target position of the vehicle and that includes a changing steer region that defines a region where a steering angle is changed during the driving of the vehicle and a fixed steer region that defines a region where the steering angle is fixed so that the steering angle does not change while maintaining a predetermined steering angle during the driving of the vehicle; an automatic steering portion that execute automatic steering of the vehicle in order to guide the vehicle along the path to the target position; an alarm device that gives an alarm to a driver if a vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined alarm vehicle speed during an operation of the automatic steering portion; and an alarm vehicle speed setting portion that sets the alarm vehicle speed, wherein the alarm vehicle speed setting portion sets the alarm vehicle speed higher for the fixed steer region than for the changing steer region.