Method for spectrally efficient determination of collective environmental information for cooperative and/or autonomous driving

US10388082B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Roman ALIEIEV · Stendal, DE
• Thorsten HEHN · Wolfsburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W84/12
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for the acquisition of collective surroundings information for cooperative and/or autonomous driving. The method includes a vehicle equipped with an on-board unit and surroundings observation apparatus which produces a report about a detected vehicle not equipped with an on-board unit and transmits the report to the further vehicles which are moving or are located in the respective area. The further vehicles which receive the report transmit back a confirmation message to the reporting vehicle and confirm that the further vehicles are happy with the report. The further vehicles then refrain from transmitting a separate report about the unequipped vehicle.