Patent ID: 8744742
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B60T,B60W,B62D,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
1. A running control device comprising: a lateral object detecting unit that detects a lateral object which exists on a side of a vehicle travelling in a traffic lane; a side vehicle detecting unit that detects a side vehicle travelling in an adjacent lane adjacent to the traffic lane; a later-arriving position estimating unit that estimates a later-arriving lateral position at which the vehicle arrives after a lapse of a predetermined time, with respect to the traffic lane; a running controlling unit that suppresses a lateral movement of the vehicle in a direction to a side of the lateral object when judging that the later-arriving lateral position estimated by the later-arriving position estimating unit reaches a position of the lateral object side with respect to a predetermined lateral position under a condition in which the lateral object detecting unit detects the lateral object; an avoidance movement detecting unit that detects that the vehicle laterally moves in a direction opposite to the side of the lateral object; and a restricting unit configured to: