Arrangement in a vehicle for providing vehicle driver support, a vehicle, and a method for providing vehicle driver support
US9157761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/65
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement, a vehicle and a method for providing vehicle driver support during manual or semi-autonomous driving in a potential overtake scenario are provided. The arrangement includes a detector, a communication unit arranged to receive from a preceding vehicle information of a probable route of the preceding vehicle based on at least one of preceding vehicle historical route information and preceding vehicle navigation system information, a processing unit arranged to determine, for one or more routes ahead of the host vehicle, the probability that the preceding vehicle will drive along the one or more route, to process the received information into a format suitable for display, and to display the processed information, thereby providing support to the vehicle driver.
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