Patent ID: 7865310

Claim:
An information provision apparatus mounted in a driver's vehicle, comprising: a communication device configured to receive information as to whether a blinker of an opponent vehicle is in an on-state or in an off-state, from the opponent vehicle; a vehicle approach determiner configured to execute a vehicle approach determination process to determine whether or not the opponent vehicle is likely to approach the driver's vehicle at a future time, based on driving information including information as to whether a blinker of the driver's vehicle is in an on-state or in an off-state at a current time, and driving information including information as to whether the blinker of the opponent vehicle is in an on-state or in an off-state at the current time; and a notification device configured to inform a driver driving the driver's vehicle of the opponent vehicle that is likely to approach the driver's vehicle, based on a result of determination by the vehicle approach determiner; wherein the vehicle approach determiner is configured to predict a position of the opponent vehicle with respect to the driver's vehicle at the future time, based on the information of the blinker of the opponent vehicle which is received in the communication device and the information of the driver's vehicle and execute the vehicle approach determination process based on the prediction result.