Patent ID: 8532879

Claim:
An information providing device for a vehicle comprising: a vehicle condition detector for detecting a vehicle condition based on information from an in-vehicle sensor; a support information generating element for generating support information, which provides to support a driver of the vehicle, based on the vehicle condition; and a tactile sensibility notification element for notifying the support information to the driver, wherein the tactile sensibility notification element is arranged in a steering wheel of the vehicle, wherein the steering wheel includes a wheel element, which is gripped by the driver, wherein the wheel element includes a base, a movable portion and at least a part of a driving unit, wherein the movable portion is relatively movable with respect to the base, wherein the driving unit drives the movable portion according to the support information, wherein the movable portion and the driving unit provide the tactile sensibility notification element, and wherein movement of the movable portion provides notification of the support information.