Audi Ag

Peter Lacher

Tilman Armbruster

Markus Aunkofer

Tobias Gansen

Nils Oppermann

Sebastian Steinhorst

The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during an overtaking operation. The method includes determining vehicle data, which relate to a movement of the motor vehicle and determining an intention of the driver to overtake another vehicle using the vehicle data. The method further includes determining a position of the motor vehicle and providing environment data for the position of the motor vehicle. The environment data relate to stationary objects in an environment of the motor vehicle. The method further includes deriving a visual range from the environment data, and, only if the intention of the driver to overtake has been determined either projecting a warning onto a roadway region in the environment or illuminating an overtaking lane by a headlight of the motor vehicle, depending on the visual range.

Method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during an overtaking operation, motor vehicle, and system

A method for charging an electric bicycle from the power supply of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is coupled via an electrical trailer connection and an electrical adapter to the battery of the electric bicycle. In order to provide anti-theft protection, the motor vehicle sends the battery a query signal relating to identification data of the battery via a communication channel. Subsequently, the motor vehicle listens in on the communication channel upon transmission of the identification data of the battery. For the case in which the motor vehicle receives incorrect identification data or no identification data from the battery, an alarm signal is output.

Method and system for charging an electric bicycle from the power supply of a motor vehicle

A wrist computer to be worn on an arm of a user, comprising a detection device configured to detect at least one vital parameter of the user, and a radio module configured to, when activated, establish and maintain a wireless data connection to a radio module of another object, wherein the wrist computer comprises a control unit configured to activate the radio module of the wrist computer when the at least one vital parameter of the user is detected by the detection device, and to deactivate the radio module of the wrist computer when the at least one vital parameter of the user is no longer detected by the detection device.

Access system for a motor vehicle

A method for making available at least one position information item about a parked motor vehicle is disclosed, wherein a detector device of the motor vehicle detects the motor vehicle driving into a multi-level parking garage, and as a result of the detection of the driving in, transmission of at least one current first position information item by the motor vehicle to a vehicle-external central data-processing device is triggered. Furthermore, in the case of reception of the first position information item by the central data-processing device of the at least one first position information item, this information item is stored by the central data processing device.

Method for making available at least one position information item about a parked motor vehicle and motor vehicle

A method and a system transmit data between a technical apparatus which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a computer unit, an external device which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a computer unit, and a mobile terminal which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a memory unit. The method and system allow registered, authenticated users to use the mobile terminal to perform safe reservation or enabling for a technical apparatus, without requiring an online connection and check between the technical apparatus and the external device for the purpose of authorization and authentication of the user.

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Gaimersheim, Germany

Peter Lacher