US Patent Application 18031181. Vehicle Control System and Method for Outputting Information Related to a Signaling Unit simplified abstract

Vehicle Control System and Method for Outputting Information Related to a Signaling Unit

Organization Name

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor(s)

Bartono Adiprasito of Tiefenbach (DE)

Helena Dolinaj of Muenchen (DE)

Maximilian Guenther of Muenchen (DE)

Frank Herchet of Neufahrn b. Freising (DE)

Martin Jaensch of Muenchen (DE)

Markus Kraemer of Dachau (DE)

Julius Schulz of Muenchen (DE)

Muhammed Yildiz of Kirchseeon (DE)

Vehicle Control System and Method for Outputting Information Related to a Signaling Unit - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18031181 titled 'Vehicle Control System and Method for Outputting Information Related to a Signaling Unit

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a vehicle control system that can automatically control the speed of a vehicle.

• The system can detect a signaling unit ahead of the vehicle on the road.
• It can determine the distance between the vehicle and the signaling unit.
• Based on this distance, the system can decide whether to provide information related to the signaling unit to the driver or not.

Original Abstract Submitted

A vehicle control system provides a driving function for the automated longitudinal control of a vehicle. The vehicle control system is configured to detect, based on environmental data, a first signaling unit that lies ahead of the vehicle in the direction of travel on a roadway on which the vehicle travels. The vehicle control system is additionally configured to ascertain distance information related to a distance in time and/or in units of the vehicle from the first signaling unit. The vehicle control system is also configured to initiate or prevent, according to the distance-related information, the output of information related to the first signaling unit.