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Method for operating a driver assist system of an automobile providing a recommendation relating to a passing maneuver, and an automobile

US9283963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignees

AUDI AG · DE
AUDI ELECTRONICS VENTURE GMBH · DE

Inventor

Anil Taner · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2012
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/0962
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method for operating a driver assist system of an automobile providing information regarding a passing maneuver, in particular a recommendation discouraging a passing maneuver, with a camera arranged on or in at least one outside mirror and oriented in the driving direction of the automobile, wherein the camera data are evaluated by the driver assist system and a length of an automobile in front and/or of an automobile convoy in front is determined in particular from the camera data and taken into consideration when determining the recommendation.

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