PERIPHERAL-STATE PREDICTION METHOD AND PERIPHERAL-STATE PREDICTION DEVICE

摘要

This peripheral-state prediction method is for a travel assistance device that detects the behavior of a plurality of other vehicles in the periphery of the host vehicle, predicts the peripheral state of the host vehicle on the basis of the behavior of the plurality of other vehicles, and assists the travelling of the host vehicle on the basis of the prediction results. The peripheral-state prediction method detects the similarity of the behavior of the plurality of other vehicles, and on the basis of such similarity, predicts the state of the road surface, as the peripheral state of the host vehicle.