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Method for operating an automated vehicle

US12358503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

Christoph Keller · Stuttgart, DE
Holger Mielenz · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2754/30
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating an automated vehicle involves recording traffic congestion ahead of the vehicle and determining whether hazard lights of a vehicle following the vehicle in its lane are switched on. When the hazard lights of the following vehicle are switched on, a rear collision risk is evaluated as being lower than when the hazard lights are switched off.

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