Method and device for modifying the configuration of a driving assistance system of a motor vehicle

US9483882B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Frederic Stefan · Aachen, DE
• Uwe Gussen · Nideggen, DE
• Thomas Rambow · Aachen, DE
• Christoph Arndt · Bad Ems, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 1, 2016
• Expiry date: May 17, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2710/20
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for modifying the configuration of a driving assistance system of a motor vehicle includes, during operation in an autopilot mode, detecting that a vehicle driver makes a control input counter to vehicle control directed by the driving assistance system. Data relating to driving conditions existing when the driver made the control input is logged onboard the vehicle and transmitted to an off-board central communications platform. The central communications platform creates a modified configuration for the driving assistance system based on the data and re-transmits it back to the vehicle where it is loaded into the driving assistance system. The modified configuration causes the driving assistance system to automatically control the vehicle in a manner consistent with the control input if the driving conditions reoccur. The modified configuration may also be transmitted to a driving assistance system of one or more other motor vehicles.