Patent ID: 7474957
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: B60Q,B62D

Abstract:
1. A driving assistance system provided with: a road information receiving function unit for receiving road information transmitted from a road information center or another vehicle; a current location specifying function unit for specifying the current location of one's own vehicle; an operating force change function unit able to change the operating force of a direction instruction operation lever; and a control function unit for judging whether or not a situation which may obstruct the advance of the vehicle has occurred in an direction of advance of the vehicle on the basis of the road information transmitted from the road information center or the other vehicle and received by said road information receiving function unit and the current location of the vehicle specified by said current location specifying function unit and changing the operating force of the direction instruction operation lever in the corresponding direction of advance by said operating force change function unit when detecting the occurrence of such a situation.