US Patent 10045173 Vehicle outside notification device

Provided is a vehicle outside notification device including a notification necessity determination unit configured to determine whether or not it is necessary to provide a traffic participant in a vicinity of a host vehicle with notification regarding an action schedule of the host vehicle, a preceding vehicle determination unit configured to determine whether or not a preceding vehicle is present in a case where it is determined that it is necessary to provide the notification, a notification output unit configured to output the notification, and a notification control unit configured to control the notification output unit. The notification control unit outputs the notification in a case where the preceding vehicle determination unit determines that the preceding vehicle is not present. The notification control unit restricts the output of the notification in a case where the preceding vehicle determination unit determines that the preceding vehicle is present.