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Vehicle and method for identifying vehicles located in the surroundings of the vehicle

US8072350B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2007
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W40/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Vehicle having a surroundings-sensing system which makes available information on the surroundings to a closed-loop and open-loop control unit of the vehicle, and a closed-loop and/or open-loop control process changes the driving behavior as a function of the acquired information on the surroundings, wherein the vehicle has a registration information system which receives the registration information for vehicles in the surroundings, and in that the registration information system compares the received registration information with the registration information acquired by a surroundings-sensing system and changes the closed-loop and/or open-loop control process as a function of the result of the comparison.

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