Patent ID: 8909388

Claim:
A driving device based on a forward image and a navigation system, comprising; a map storing unit configured to store a navigation map that includes road conditions and geographic information; a GPS configured to calculate and output the current location in response to a GPS satellite signal; an imaging device configured to obtain an image of a front area of a vehicle; a gyro sensor configured to sense the inclination of the vehicle; a timer configured to determine time; a controller configured to: calculate the condition of the road ahead from the images measured by the gyro sensor and the imaging device; determine and compares the road condition from the navigation map that corresponds to the location received from the GPS; and operate the vehicle to turn in a first driving mode that corresponds to the condition of the road ahead based on the GPS and the navigation map, when the road condition calculated by the gyro sensor and the imaging device and the road condition read out from the navigation map are substantially the same, as the result of the comparison; and a shifting unit configured to shift based on a control signal from the controller.