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Control for a high or fully automatic driving function

US9463799B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignees

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Arne Bartels · Wolfsburg, DE
Eckart Donner · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2556/65
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling a highly automatic or fully automatic driving function of a motor vehicle that is traveling. The method and apparatus determines the position, speed and direction of travel of the motor vehicle; receives driving data from further vehicles surrounding the motor vehicle; evaluates the received driving data from the further vehicles with respect to position and direction of travel to ascertain vehicles that are traveling ahead; compares the vehicle speeds of the ascertained vehicles that are traveling ahead with a prescribed speed range based on the speed of the motor vehicle; approves or prevents activation of the highly automatic or fully automatic driving function based on the speeds of the vehicles that are traveling ahead.

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