Patent ID: 8504269

Claim:
A driving support system for a vehicle that is capable of performing braking by a regeneration brake and a friction brake, the system comprising: a controller that: determines that braking by the friction brake has been performed; acquires information indicating a situation in the vicinity of the vehicle; determines a necessary braking force required for responding to the situation in the vicinity of the vehicle; acquires a maximum braking force of the regeneration brake; determines whether the braking by the friction brake has been performed in a condition where the necessary braking force is less than or equal to the maximum braking force of the regeneration brake; when it is determined that the braking by the friction brake has been performed in the condition where the necessary braking force is less than or equal to the maximum braking force of the regeneration brake, determines energy consumed by the friction brake; generates notification information indicating the consumed energy; and causes the generated notification information to be communicated to a driver.