Method for automatically actuating a direction indicator and vehicle
US12397704B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q1/346
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A direction indicator of an ego vehicle is automatically actuated depending on information sensor data and a comparison the ego vehicle's location with a digital road map. When the ego vehicle is located on a priority path, sensor data is checked to establish whether, in the event of a priority road that turns, a third-party vehicle can be detected in a street leading into the crossroads from the left, right, or ahead from the perspective of the ego vehicle. The direction indicator is actuated to, depending on the type of the priority road that turns and a detected third-party vehicle activate the direction indicator when the computing unit detects no third-party vehicle in the respective street or prevent activation of the direction indicator when the computing unit detects at least one third-party vehicle in the respective street.
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