US Patent Application 18031194. Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Operating a Driving Function Following a Driving-off Process simplified abstract

Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Operating a Driving Function Following a Driving-off Process

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 Guidance System and Method for Operating a Driving Function Following a Driving-off Process - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18031194 titled 'Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Operating a Driving Function Following a Driving-off Process

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a vehicle guidance system that can automatically control the longitudinal movement of a vehicle.

• The system can determine when the vehicle is starting to drive off from a specific location.
• It can use surrounding data to identify a second location further ahead on the road.
• The system checks if certain conditions for the driving-off process are met.
• Depending on the conditions, the system decides whether to continue with automated longitudinal guidance towards the second location.

Original Abstract Submitted

A vehicle guidance system provides a driving function for automated longitudinal guidance of a vehicle. The vehicle guidance system is configured to determine that the vehicle is carrying out a driving-off process at a first signaling unit. Furthermore, the vehicle guidance system is configured to detect, on the basis of surroundings data, a second signaling unit subsequent to the first signaling unit, which second signaling unit is arranged ahead of the vehicle in the direction of travel on a roadway on which the vehicle is travelling. The vehicle guidance system is also configured to check whether or not one or more driving-off process conditions in relation to the driving-off process are met, and depending thereon, the second signaling unit is configured to consider, during automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle, whether or not the one or more driving-off process conditions are met.