Method for determining a destination different from an intended location, system, and motor vehicle equipped with a system

US11441908B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Stephan Max · Gifhorn, DE
• Thorben Günzel · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 13, 2022
• Expiry date: May 19, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/14
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for determining a destination for a motor vehicle that is different from an intended location, comprising the following steps: specifying an intended location; determining a usage rate at the intended location by means of a computing apparatus on the basis of data provided on the intended location; determining a plurality of possible alternative destinations different from the intended location on the basis of the data provided on the intended location if the usage rate exceeds a predefined usage rate threshold value; determining a predicted usage rate at the possible alternative destinations by means of the computing apparatus on the basis of data provided on the possible alternative destinations; and selecting a destination from the plurality of possible alternative destinations while taking into consideration the predicted usage rate at the alternative destinations.