Driving assistance apparatus, driving assistance method, and recording medium storing driving assistance program and readable by computer

Abstract

A driving assistance method is provided that assists driving of a vehicle. The driving assistance method stores a traveling route traveled by the vehicle according to a driving operation of a user in a training traveling mode. All of the traveling route, from a traveling start position to a target parking position in the traveling route, is superimposed on one image displayed on a display. A superimposed image superimposing all of the traveling route from the traveling start position to the target parking position in the traveling route is displayed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A driving assistance method that assists driving of a vehicle, the driving assistance method comprising:
 storing a traveling route traveled by the vehicle according to a driving operation of a user in a training traveling mode;   superimposing all of the traveling route, from a traveling start position to a target parking position in the traveling route, on one image displayed on a display; and   displaying a superimposed image superimposing all of the traveling route from the traveling start position to the target parking position in the traveling route.   
     
     
         2 . The driving assistance method according to  claim 1 , wherein the traveling route includes points of turn. 
     
     
         3 . The driving assistance method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying a second superimposed image superimposing a target route for the vehicle to travel automatically.   
     
     
         4 . The driving assistance method according to  claim 3 , wherein the target route is a shortcut route of the traveling route. 
     
     
         5 . The driving assistance method according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 displaying an icon to select whether to change the traveling route to the shortcut route.   
     
     
         6 . The driving assistance method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying all of the traveling route from the traveling start position to the target parking position in the traveling route by a solid line arrow.   
     
     
         7 . The driving assistance method according to  claim 1 , wherein the driving assistance method is used for parking the vehicle in a parking space. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory recording medium that stores a driving assistance program for assisting driving of a vehicle and that is readable by a computer, wherein the driving assistance program comprises:
 storing a traveling route traveled by the vehicle according to a driving operation of a user in a training traveling mode;   superimposing all of the traveling route, from a traveling start position to a target parking position in the traveling route, on one image displayed on a display; and   displaying a superimposed image superimposing all of the traveling route from the traveling start position to the target parking position in the traveling route.