Mercedes-benz Group Ag

Klaus Bader

Frank Reh

Paul Heisterkamp

Laura Bader

Carsten-Uwe Möller

Felix Schüssel

Hannah Kniesel

Andreas Luft

Felix Schuessel

In a method for adjusting a vehicle component a function of an operating element is selected by a first operating process and the vehicle component is adjusted by a second operating process carried out manually on the operating element. The first operating process is caused by a speech input, a gesture, and/or a gaze.

Method and device for adjusting a vehicle component

A motor vehicle has a component for recognizing a user based on a mobile device carried by the user and a microphone. Once a user has been recognized from the outside, the microphone converts sound waves acting on the motor vehicle into electrical signals. A speech control unit processes the sound waves transmitted by the microphone. The motor vehicle includes a number of microphones oriented in different directions on different sides of the motor vehicle. The number of microphones convert sound waves into electrical signals and transmit them to the speech control unit. The speech control unit is connected to a plurality of loudspeakers directed towards the surroundings of the vehicle for voice communication with the user, with speech output being provided only via the loudspeaker or loudspeakers closest to the user.

Motor vehicle and method for processing sound from outside the motor vehicle

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Oberdischingen, Germany

Klaus Bader