Getting-off assistance device for a vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNoriyuki Saitoh, Masaho Ishida
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AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNoriyuki Saitoh, Masaho Ishida
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A getting-off assistance device that includes a surrounding information acquisition device that acquires information about the surroundings of a vehicle and a control ECU that controls a notification device that notifies an alert to an occupant or occupants of the vehicle, and the control ECU is configured to start the notification of the alert when it is determined that it is dangerous for the occupant to get off the vehicle based on information acquired by the surrounding information acquisition device, end the notification of the alert when it is determined that it is no longer dangerous for the occupant to get off the vehicle, and change the alert so as to reduce annoyance of the alert given to the occupant or occupants when the number of times of the alerts after the door is finally opened is equal to or greater than a reference number of times.
A getting-off assistance device for a vehicle that includes a surrounding information acquisition device that acquires information about surroundings of an own vehicle, a notification device that notifies an alert to an occupant or occupants of the own vehicle, an open-door detection device that detects opening of a door, and an electronic control unit that controls the notification device, and the electronic control unit is configured to start notification of the alert by the notification device when it is determined that it is dangerous for the occupant or occupants to get off the vehicle based on the information acquired by the surrounding information acquisition device in a situation where the open-door detection device detects that a door is open, and end the notification of the alert by the notification device when it is determined that it is no longer dangerous for the occupant or occupants to get off the vehicle based on the information acquired by the surrounding information acquisition device, wherein
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