Driving assistance for a motor vehicle when approaching a tollgate
US11403951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/588
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driving assistance functionality for a motor vehicle when approaching a tollgate is disclosed. The method involves a step (S4) of calculating a probability of a tollgate being present based on at least two road context attributes that are determined from the motor vehicle and defining a road context ahead of said vehicle, said road context attributes being decorrelated from any concept of a tollgate. Examples of road context attributes: speed limit signs; marking lines on the ground; speed bumps or rumble strips on the ground; obstacles such as other vehicles; drivable space.
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