Notification device

A notification device provided in a vehicle that travels by automatic driving and configured to perform notification to surroundings around the vehicle, the notification device comprising:

• a notification-sound output portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification sound toward an outside of the vehicle;
• a notification display portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification display toward the outside of the vehicle;
• a notification controlling portion configured to control the notification sound of the notification-sound output portion and the notification display of the notification display portion;
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• a start-state determination portion configured to determine whether the vehicle during the automatic driving enters a start state or not,
• wherein, when the start-state determination portion determines that the vehicle during the automatic driving enters the start state, the notification controlling portion outputs a start-state notification sound as the notification sound by the notification-sound output portion and outputs a start-state notification display as the notification display by the notification display portion, wherein the start state is a state in which a speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined start threshold.

A non-transitory storage medium provided in a vehicle that travels by automatic driving and configured to perform notification to surroundings around the vehicle, the storage medium comprising:

• a notification-sound output portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification sound toward an outside of the vehicle;
• a notification display portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification display toward the outside of the vehicle;
• a notification controlling portion configured to control the notification sound of the notification-sound output portion and the notification display of the notification display portion;
• and
• a start-state determination portion configured to determine whether the vehicle during the automatic driving enters a start state or not,
• wherein, when the start-state determination portion determines that the vehicle during the automatic driving enters the start state, the notification controlling portion outputs a start-state notification sound as the notification sound by the notification-sound output portion and outputs a start-state notification display as the notification display by the notification display portion, wherein the start state is a state in which a speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined start threshold.