A travel route searching method of a mobile object whereby a travel route
preferred by a user of a mobile object is searched using a road preferred
by the user of the mobile object, a travel pattern at a crossroad and a
road recommended by other user, and wherein the method comprises the
steps of: collecting information of a road traveled by the mobile object,
and discriminating a road preference by the collected information of the
road to search the travel route; collecting a behavioral factor of the
mobile object at a crossroad, and discriminating a behavioral factor
preference of the user by the collected behavioral factor to search the
travel route; storing as a recommended road the information of the road
the mobile object has traveled if there is a instruction of storing the
recommended road; and searching a recommended road situated between a
starting point and a destination if the travel route is searched.
Preference of the user relative to roads, a travel pattern preferred by
the user and a recommended route are selectively used for the search of
the travel route by the user.