PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lighten the burden on a driver and then to support a safe travel without providing any special facilities etc., on a road surface.SOLUTION: A travel support device for an electric vehicle comprises: a left image pickup unit 51 and a right image pickup unit 52 which image at least a road surface； a block detection unit 101 which detects a direction in which an electric vehicle 1 can move from picked-up image data of the left image pickup unit 51 and the right image pickup unit 52； a distance calculation unit 103 which generates indication information for controlling a travel of the electric vehicle 1 on the basis of the direction that the block detection unit 101 detects； and a vehicle control ECU 150 which controls the travel of the electric vehicle 1 on the basis of the indication information that the distance calculation unit 103 generates.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】路面に特別な設備等を設けることなく、運転者の負担を軽減し、安全な走行を支援する。【解決手段】少なくとも路面を撮像する左撮像部５１及び右撮像部５２と、左撮像部５１及び右撮像部５２の撮像画像データから電動車両１が移動可能な方向を検出するブロック検出部１０１と、ブロック検出部１０１が検出した方向に基づいて電動車両１の走行を制御する指示情報を生成する距離算出部１０３と、距離算出部１０３が生成した指示情報に基づいて電動車両１の走行を制御する車両制御ＥＣＵ１５０と、を備える。【選択図】図３
