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Method and device to enable a fast stop of an autonomously driving vehicle

US11148681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Nikica Hennes · Aachen, DE
Philipp J. Wolf · Capistrano Beach, US
Stefan Wolter · Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60Y2200/30
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The autonomously driving vehicle is fitted with a GPS unit to which a library of points of interest is assigned, and comprises a human-machine interface that is connected to the GPS unit and which comprises at least one of the following input means for the input of a command for the most immediate possible stopping of the vehicle: a unit for speech input that is connected to the interface, a module for recognizing gestures that is connected to the interface, and a touch-sensitive screen that is connected to the interface.

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