Driving assistance method, and driving assistance device and driving assistance system using said method

A method for driving assistance in a driving assistance device to be installed on a vehicle, the method comprising:

• automatically controlling, by at least one processor, the vehicle in accordance with various pieces of the driving information, the various pieces of driving information being collected from at least one of sensors or algorithms;
• calculating, by the at least one processor, a possibility of collision between the vehicle and an obstacle that is detected when the vehicle is to perform a left turn, the left turn to be performed between a person that crosses a road onto which the left turn is to be performed and a point at which the person exists and an end of the road, the at least one processor being configured to stop the vehicle when the possibility of collision is greater than a predetermined value;
• receiving, by the at least one processor, stop-behavior information of the vehicle;
• outputting, by the at least one processor, inquiry information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of an inquiry on whether the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the person is to be excluded from the various pieces of the driving information in the automatically controlling of the vehicle when a distance between the person and the point at which the person exists and the end of the road is greater than or equal to a first threshold and a speed of the person is less than or equal to a second threshold in response to the at least one processor receiving the stop-behavior information of the vehicle;
• receiving, by the at least one processor, a response signal of a response operation performed by the occupant with respect to the inquiry of which the occupant is notified, the response signal indicating exclusion of the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the person from the various pieces of the driving information;
• and
• outputting, by the at least one processor, a command to exclude the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the person from the various pieces of the driving information in response to the at least one processor receiving the response signal.

A driving assistance system to be installed on a vehicle, the driving assistance system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including at least one program that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform functions, the functions including:
• automatically controlling the vehicle in accordance with various pieces of the driving information, the various pieces of driving information being collected from at least one of sensors or algorithms;
• calculating a possibility of collision between the vehicle and an obstacle that is detected when the vehicle is to perform a left turn, the left turn to be performed between a person that crosses a road onto which the left turn is to be performed and a point at which the person exists and an end of the road, the at least one processor being configured to stop the vehicle when the possibility of collision is greater than a predetermined value;
• receiving stop-behavior information of the vehicle;
• making a notification of inquiry information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of an inquiry on whether the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the person is to be excluded from the various pieces of the driving information in the automatically controlling of the vehicle when a distance between the person and the point at which the person exists and the end of the road is greater than or equal to a first threshold and a speed of the person is less than or equal to a second threshold in a case where the at least one processor receives the stop-behavior information of the vehicle;
• receiving a response signal of a response operation performed by the occupant with respect to the inquiry of which the occupant is notified, the response signal indicating exclusion of the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the person from the various pieces of the driving information;
• and
• outputting a command to exclude the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the person from the various pieces of the driving information when the at least one processor receives the response signal.