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JP2026093965APending Publication Date: 2026-06-09TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
Benefits of technology
【0007】 本開示によれば、方向指示器の誤動作を検知し、運転手への通知を可能とすることができる。
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Abstract
It can detect malfunctions of turn signals and notify the driver. [Solution] A vehicle comprising a control unit that acquires road information from a navigation device or acquires steering information including steering movements, determines whether the vehicle is traveling in a straight line based on the road information or determines whether the vehicle is traveling in a straight line based on the steering information, and if the vehicle operates the turn signal for a predetermined period of time while traveling in a straight line, determines that the turn signal is malfunctioning and alerts the driver.
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Claims
[Claim 1] It is a vehicle, Obtain road information from the navigation system, or obtain steering information including steering movements. Based on the aforementioned road information, it is determined whether the vehicle is traveling in a straight line, or based on the aforementioned steering information, it is determined whether the vehicle is traveling in a straight line. A vehicle equipped with a control unit that, when the vehicle operates its turn signal for a predetermined period of time while traveling in a straight line, determines that the turn signal has malfunctioned and issues a warning to the driver.