A driving support system according to the present invention is provided
with an actuator for steering steered wheels and performs a driving
support control of a vehicle to apply an additional torque to a steering
mechanism incorporating the steered wheels, by means of the actuator to
steer the steered wheels. The driving support system has an image taking
device for taking a forward image ahead the vehicle, a controller for
driving the actuator to generate the torque on the steering mechanism on
the basis of the forward image acquired by the image taking device, to
perform the driving support control, a steering wheel torque detector for
detecting a steering wheel torque on a steering wheel, and a control
suppressor for prioritizing a steering operation by a driver to the
driving support control when a magnitude of the steering wheel torque is
not less than a predetermined value. The control suppressor sets the
predetermined value so that the predetermined value in a case where a
direction of the steering torque for the driving support control agrees
with a direction of the steering wheel torque by the driver is larger
than the predetermined value in a case where the direction of the
steering torque does not agree with the direction of the steering wheel
torque. This configuration enables the system to accurately grasp a
driver's intension and to prioritize the steering operation by the driver
more accurately when the steering operation by the driver should be
prioritized to the driving support control.