Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Heiko Bald

Aiko Boehme

Dirk Balzer

Aiko Böhme

Christoph Ferber

Peter G Diehl

A driver assistance device for a motor vehicle is provided. The driver assistance device includes an environmental sensor configured for monitoring a monitoring space located laterally to the motor vehicle for the presence of an object. An analysis unit is configured to receive a detection signal from the environmental sensor for estimating a possible endangerment of the motor vehicle by the object present in the monitoring space and to deliver a result signal representative of the endangerment. The analysis unit is configured to judge on the basis of the detection signal whether the object present in the monitoring space is approaching a lane adjacent to a lane traveled by the motor vehicle and to signal a result of a judgment in the result signal.

Device and method for driver assistance

A device is provided for preventing a collision between a pivoting element of a vehicle, with an obstacle located in its pivoting area, with a control unit which controls the pivoting movement of the vehicle pivoting element and with a lighting device which is coupled to the pivoting movement and emits light into the pivoting area. Depending on the reflection of the emitted light on the obstacle the control units intervenes in the pivoting movement.

Device for preventing a collision of a pivoting element of a vehicle

A motor vehicle is equipped with a parking assistance system for monitoring a vehicle environment for the presence of obstructions, a horizontal longitudinal extension of a mobile vehicle part protruding beyond a vehicle body being able to be considered. In order to reliably avoid damage to the mobile vehicle part, a complete pivot area of the mobile vehicle part can be monitored for the presence of an obstruction. Furthermore, a corresponding method is disclosed.

Motor vehicle having a parking assistance system

A device and method are provided for automatically monitoring tire pressure in a vehicle, as well as a method for displaying information about vehicle tire inflation. The method for automatically monitoring tire pressure in a vehicle encompasses indirectly determining the actual temperature in a vehicle tire. The actual temperature is ascertained based on empirically determined families of characteristics as a function of parameters that describe environmental conditions, driving conditions and/or material properties of the vehicle tires.

Device and method for automatically monitoring tire pressure in a vehicle and method for displaying information about vehicle tire inflation

A method and a device are provided for determining the start of a charging process for an energy storage device in a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to determining at least one first parameter that indicates that a passenger is about to exit the electric vehicle. In addition, a first time tat which the charging process concludes at the earliest is determined, and a second time tat which the charging process is to have concluded at the latest is set, where t&#x2267;t. Further, a determination is made as to whether a third time tat which a lowered second energy rate relative to the first energy rate is present before the second time thas been reached, and the start of the charging process is set in such a way that the at least one third time tlies within the charging process, and the charging process concludes by the second time tat the latest.

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Modautal, Germany

Heiko Bald