Volkswagen Ag

Audi Ag

Man Truck & Bus Se.

Molex Cvs Hildesheim Gmbh

Volkswagen Aktiegengesellschaft

Technische Universitát Dresden

Ahmad El Assaad

Guillaume Jornod

Andreas Pfadler

Thorsten Hehn

Ernst Zielinski

Daniel Reimann

Andreas Kwoczek

Steffen Schmitz

Joakim Cerwall

Roman Alieiev

Florian Schuller

Harald Altinger

Israel Gonzalez Vazquez

Julia Kwasny

Michael Nosthoff

Thomas Seiboth

Jochen Nickles

Schmitz Steffen

Richard Jacob

Joakim Cervall

Norbert Bauer

Alieiev Roman

Norman Franchi

Jornod Guillaume

Ali Haider Mahdi

A transportation vehicle, an infrastructure component, an apparatus, a computer program, and a method for a transportation vehicle to be remotely operated in a remote driving mode and to be manually operated by a driver in the transportation vehicle in a manual driving mode. The method includes determining driving preferences of the driver based on driving behavior of the driver, predicting information on a future traffic situation for switching from the remote driving mode to the manual driving mode, determining a predicted quality of service (pQoS) of a communication link for the remote driving mode and a remote operation interval for which the transportation vehicle is operable in the remote driving mode based on the pQoS, and determining a handover time and/or a handover place for switching from the remote driving mode to the manual driving mode.

Vehicle, infrastructure component, apparatus, computer program, and method for a vehicle

A transportation vehicle, infrastructure component, apparatus, computer program, and method for a transportation vehicle configured to be remotely operated by a remote driver in a remote driving mode and to be operated at least partially automatically in an automated driving mode. The method includes determining automated driving preferences of the transportation vehicle from driving behavior of the transportation vehicle, predicting information on a future traffic situation for switching from the remote driving mode to the automated driving mode, determining a predicted quality of service (pQoS) of a communication link to obtain a remote operation interval for which the transportation vehicle is at least operable in the remote driving mode, obtaining a handover duration for taking over control by the transportation vehicle for switching from the remote driving mode to the automated driving mode, and deciding for or against switching from the remote driving mode to the automated driving mode.

Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a first and a second mobile transceiver to obtain a physical data channel configuration for direct communication. An apparatus for a first mobile transceiver of a mobile communication system includes one or more interfaces to communicate with a second mobile transceiver of the mobile communication system and a control module to control the one or more interfaces. The control module estimates a radio channel between the first mobile transceiver and the second mobile transceiver, establishes a control channel between the first mobile transceiver and the second mobile transceiver, determines a physical layer data channel configuration for data communication between the first mobile transceiver and the second mobile transceiver, and provides the information on the physical data channel configuration to the second mobile transceiver using the control channel.

Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a first and a second mobile transceiver to obtain a physical data channel configuration for direct communication

A method and an apparatus establish a distance as well as to a vehicle. In the method for establishing a distance between a vehicle and an infrastructure device, at least two vehicle-mounted reception devices receive a signal transmitted by the infrastructure device. Each of the vehicle-mounted reception devices contains at least two antenna elements. For each reception device, a reception device-specific distance between the vehicle and the infrastructure device is established in accordance with the antenna signals generated by the antenna elements, and the shortest of all the reception device-specific distances is established as the distance.

Method and apparatus for establishing the distance between a vehicle and an infrastructure device

A method for a leading transportation vehicle and for taking over control of a transportation vehicle to be controlled, including identifying the transportation vehicle to be controlled; determining a dynamic holding area relative to the leading transportation vehicle for the transportation vehicle to be controlled, wherein the dynamic holding area is defined so that the transportation vehicle to be controlled remains behind the leading transportation vehicle and uses a different lane; and transmitting a message relating to the dynamic holding area to the transportation vehicle to be controlled.

Control center, vehicle, method, device and computer program for taking control of a vehicle to be controlled

A system, a transportation vehicle, a network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component. The method for a transportation vehicle to determine a route section includes operating the transportation vehicle in an automated driving mode and determining an exceptional traffic situation. The method also includes transmitting information related to the exceptional traffic situation to a network component using a mobile communication system and receiving information related to driving instructions for the route section to overcome the exceptional traffic situation from the network component, wherein the receiving of the driving instructions includes tele-operating the transportation vehicle along the route section to overcome the exceptional traffic situation.

System, vehicle, network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component

An apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system. The method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system comprises obtaining information related to a plurality of planned maneuvers of a plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of planned maneuvers are related to an intersection. The method comprises predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection based on the obtained information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers. The method further comprises determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection.

Apparatus, method and computer program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system

An apparatus, a method, and a computer program for determining traffic situations and predicting connected services between road users and the communication quality of services between the road users. The method includes obtaining environmental perception models from road users and from road-side infrastructure entities; generating a combined environmental perception model for a pre-defined area based on environmental perception models, wherein the environmental perception models are fused within the combined environmental perception model; and predicting traffic situations within the pre-defined area over points in time in the future based on the combined environmental perception model.

Method, apparatus, and computer program for determining a plurality of traffic situations

An apparatus, method and computer program for a mobile transceiver and for a base station transceiver. The method includes receiving a downlink signal from a base station transceiver of the mobile communication system via a downlink data channel, identifying a line of sight component of at least the first positioning symbol of the downlink signal based on the one or more sequences of zero-value samples and determining information related to a location of the mobile transceiver based on the one or more non-zero-value samples received within the line of sight component of the first positioning symbol. The downlink signal includes one or more positioning symbols having a first positioning symbol, wherein the first positioning symbol is based on samples in a time domain to be transmitted by the base station transceiver.

Apparatus, method and computer program for a mobile transceiver and for a base station transceiver

The present invention relates to apparatuses, method and computer programs for a first vehicle and for a second vehicle. The method for the first vehicle is suitable for determining scheduling information for a wireless communication in a mobile communication system. The method comprises receiving one or more wireless messages via the mobile communication system. A content of the one or more wireless messages indicates a location of one or more second vehicles. The method comprises determining information related to a presence of the one or more second vehicles in a vicinity of the first vehicle based on the content of the received one or more wireless messages. The method comprises determining the scheduling information for the wireless communication based on the presence of the one or more second vehicles. The method comprises communicating in the mobile communication system based on the scheduling information.

Apparatuses, method and computer programs for a first vehicle and for a second vehicle

A system, a transportation vehicle, a network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component. The method for a transportation vehicle and for verifying a proposed route includes determining an exceptional traffic situation based on an environmental model for the transportation vehicle and transmitting information related to the exceptional traffic situation to a network component using a mobile communication system. The method also includes receiving information related to a proposed route from a network component, and verifying the proposed route based on the environmental model of the transportation vehicle.

System, transportation vehicle, network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component

Embodiments relate to a method, an apparatus, a vehicle and a computer program for determining information related to an authenticity of a wireless message in a wireless group communication among vehicles of a group of vehicles. The method comprises Receiving the wireless message via an antenna module. The method further comprises Detecting a signal pilot within the wireless message. The method further comprises Determining the information related to the authenticity of the wireless message based on the detected signal pilot.

Apparatus, method and computer program for determining information related to an authenticity of a wireless message in a wireless group communication among vehicles of a group of vehicles

A method, apparatus and computer program are disclosed for transferring an execution of a function for a vehicle between a backend entity and the vehicle. Transferring an execution of a function for a vehicle between a backend entity and the vehicle comprises controlling an execution of the function for the vehicle by a backend entity. The backend entity communicates with the vehicle via a mobile communication system. The method further comprises determining an estimated driving route of the vehicle, determining information related to an area with insufficient coverage of the mobile communication system along the estimated route of the vehicle, and transferring the execution of the function from the backend entity to the vehicle based on the information related to the area with insufficient coverage of the mobile communication system along the estimated route of the vehicle.

Method, apparatus and computer program for transferring an execution of a function for a vehicle between a backend entity and the vehicle, method, apparatus and computer program for a vehicle and method, apparatus and computer program for a backend entity

The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system, and to a method for a vehicle, which uses the determined resource scheme for the localized communication in the mobile communication system. The method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system comprises obtaining environmental perception data. The environmental perception data relates to a plurality of road users. The method further comprises predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users based on the obtained environmental perception data. The method further comprises determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users.

A method, a computer program, an apparatus, a transportation vehicle, and a network component for controlling a maneuver within a platoon of transportation vehicles. The method for controlling a maneuver within a platoon of transportation vehicles includes receiving information related to a maneuver for the platoon, determining a reference point for the maneuver within the platoon based on one or more maneuver criteria, and providing information related to the reference point within the platoon.

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Ahmad El Assaad