Apple Inc.

Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Anton Uselmann

Ian E O'Connor

Gonzalo Francisco Rivera Zago

Scott Kenyon

A vehicle control system for a vehicle can obtain detected event information of a front steering system and use a rear steering system to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle control system can obtain fault information and determine, based on the fault information, a new destination (different from the originally-intended destination), and maneuver the vehicle to the new destination. This may include rotating the vehicle and subsequently instructing the rear steering system to maneuver the vehicle to a safe destination. The vehicle may include fully autonomous or semi-autonomous capabilities, and accordingly, the vehicle control system can use the rear steering system to maneuver the vehicle to the alternate destination with little or no passenger input. Other components, including a drivetrain system, a braking system, and a suspension system, can also be used to maneuver the vehicle to the new destination.

Control system for navigating during a detected event

A method for controlling a steering system in a motor vehicle, which system is designed to convert a steering wheel angle to a steering angle of a steered wheel of the motor vehicle in order to control a yaw angle of the motor vehicle. The method comprises steps of sampling oscillations of the steering wheel angle and of the yaw rate, detecting a predetermined phase difference between the oscillation of the steering wheel angle and the oscillation of the yaw rate, and increasing damping in the conversion of the steering wheel angle to the steering angle.

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Stuttgart, Germany

Anton Uselmann