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Method for operating a vehicle

US12179802B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Decker · Böblingen, DE
Rihab Laarousi · Gärtringen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2020
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2556/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a vehicle, which can be operated in a manual and an automated driving mode is provided. Depending on a driving situation occurring in the automated driving mode, a take-over request for a user of the vehicle to take over a driving task is issued to the vehicle user. During the automated driving mode the vehicle monitors whether the vehicle user is able to comply with the take-over request at the time of the issued take-over request based on a current seat position of the vehicle user and/or a current seat setting of a vehicle seat of the vehicle user.

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