Driving support device, vehicle, driving support method, and storage medium

A driving support method for performing a plurality of types of driving supports in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting a current position of the vehicle;
• acquiring data for updating a driving support function equipped on the vehicle;
• and
• controlling update of the driving support function based on the acquired data, for each of a plurality of types of driving support functions,
• wherein the controlling includes,
• determining, based on the detected current position, whether the update is to be completed before reaching a situation in which the driving support function may be activated, depending on whether an update condition set for each of the plurality of types of driving support functions is satisfied;
• and
• executing the update in a state where an ignition of the vehicle is on, in a case of determining that the update is to be completed before reaching the situation.

A driving support device for performing a plurality of types of driving supports in a vehicle, the driving support device comprising:

• a sensor configured to detect a current position of the vehicle;
• a communication device configured to perform wireless communication with a server to acquire, from the server, data for updating a driving support function equipped on the vehicle;
• at least one processor circuit with a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the processor circuit, cause the at least one processor circuit to control update of the driving support function based on the data acquired by the communication device, for each of a plurality of types of driving support functions,
• wherein the plurality of types of driving support functions includes a function where the update is executed in a state in which an ignition of the vehicle is on, in a case of determining that the update is to be completed before reaching a situation in which the driving support function may be activated, based on the current position detected by the sensor, and a function where the update is not executed in the state in which the ignition of the vehicle is on.