ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,323, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Drive assist device" was invented by Masahiro Yamashita (Seto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The drive assist device assists the driver in driving the vehicle. The drive assist device includes a recognition sensor, a steering actuator, and an electronic control unit. The recognition sensor recognizes a situation in front of the vehicle. The steering actuator performs steering of the vehicle. The electronic control unit controls the steering actuator so as to suppress a lane deviation of the vehicle from the traveling lane. The electronic control unit...