Volkswagen Ag

Audi Ag

Annie Lien

Jaime Camhi

Lorenz Laubinger

Charles Lee

Marco Lobato

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a user interface, particularly in a vehicle, in which a structured volume of data is stored which relates to the scope of functions of at least one function. At least two hierarchically related modes of operation are predetermined which each produce and each at least partially display a user menu with controllable graphic objects on the basis of a predetermined subset of the structured volume of data, wherein a hierarchically higher mode of operation is based on a hierarchically higher subset of the structured volume of data.

Method and apparatus for providing a user interface, particularly in a vehicle

A method for assisting a driver driving a vehicle, and a driver assistance system for assisting a driver driving a vehicle are described, wherein detection of a blind spot situation wherein another vehicle is located in a blind spot area of the driver's vehicle is performed, and information indicating that a blind spot situation is present is output to the driver.

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Annie Lien