Engine idle reduction control apparatus

An engine idle reduction control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the engine idle reduction control apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a controller coupled with the memory, and configured to be coupled with an accelerator sensor, a brake sensor and a speed sensor installed in the vehicle, the controller configured to:
• acquire, as traveling environment data, data on a traveling environment ahead of the vehicle using at least an image captured by a camera, a road map database provided in a navigator, and a road-to-vehicle communication,
• detect a traffic circle or a roundabout, on a basis of the traveling environment data acquired,
• determine whether a control condition which is predetermined for a pre-stop idle reduction control that stops an engine of the vehicle before the vehicle stops is satisfied using information detected from the accelerator sensor, the brake sensor and the speed sensor, and
• stop the engine of the vehicle, when the control condition is satisfied;
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine a prohibition condition that the pre-stop idle reduction control is prohibited is satisfied, at least when the controller detects the traffic circle or the roundabout on a road where the vehicle travels ahead of the vehicle, and
• continue operating the engine even in a case where the control condition is satisfied, on a condition that the prohibition condition is satisfied.