Volkswagen Ag

Audi Ag

Sandra Kleinau

Bernd Rech

Teodor Buburuzan

Bernd Lehmann

Stefan Gläser

Hendrik-Jörn Günther

Monique Engel

Johannes Hartog

Patrick Pascheka

Andreas Pfadler

Thorsten Bagdonat

Axel Köhnke

Jan-Niklas Meier

Hendrik-Jörn GÜNTHER

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program for a transportation vehicle to determine positions of other transportation vehicles based on received collective perception messages. The method includes receiving one or more collective perception messages providing information on an absolute position of a transportation vehicle generating the collective perception message and a relative position of one or more further transportation vehicles being perceived by the transportation vehicle generating the collective perception message; placing the respective transportation vehicle generating the collective perception message and the one or more further transportation vehicles being perceived by the transportation vehicle generating the collective perception message on a map using the positions received in the one or more collective perception messages; and correlating the positions of the transportation vehicles on the map with a course of the road on which the respective transportation vehicles are travelling.

Method, apparatus and computer program for a vehicle

A method, a computer program, and an apparatus for controlling operation of a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function and a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function which uses the method or apparatus. A first signal state of a traffic light is determined from data of at least one vehicle sensor, the determined first signal state of the traffic light is then validated based on information available in the transportation vehicle, and an operation mode of the transportation vehicle is set as a function of a validation result.

Method, computer program and apparatus for controlling operation of a vehicle equipped with an automated driving function

A method for a data processing installation for obtaining an operating state of a first autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining a current state of the first autonomous vehicle from a received measurement value of a sensor of a second vehicle. When the current state of the first autonomous vehicle deviates from a setpoint state, the method includes sending a first message to the first autonomous vehicle, wherein the first message contains a command to travel autonomously to a service location. Alternatively, the method includes sending a second message to a person responsible for the first autonomous vehicle, wherein the second message includes information about the deviation of the current state of the first autonomous vehicle from the setpoint state. Alternatively, the method includes sending a third message to service personnel, wherein the third message contains an instruction for the service personnel to set the vehicle to the setpoint state.

Method for a data processing system for maintaining an operating state of a first autonomous vehicle and method for a data processing system for managing a plurality of autonomous vehicles

A method, devices and computer program for initiating and/or carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver. The method includes a driving intention message for transportation vehicles in an environment of a transportation vehicle which includes information relating to an intention of a driver or an at least partially automatic transportation vehicle control system of the transportation vehicle to carry out a driving maneuver. The method includes obtaining information relating to a driving intention based on the intention to carry out the driving maneuver, determining a position of the transportation vehicle, determining the driving intention message based on the information relating to the driving intention, and calculating transmission parameters for the driving intention message. The transmission parameters include a repetition rate and a transmission time, and the calculation is based on a desired probability of receipt of the driving intention message, the driving intention, and the position of the transportation vehicle.

Method, devices and computer program for initiating or carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver

A method for autonomously or semi-autonomously carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver and a vehicle. Provision is made for a maneuvering vehicle which plans the execution of a driving maneuver to determine a maneuvering area of a road in which the driving maneuver is potentially executed, to communicate with one or more vehicles via vehicle-to-vehicle communication to detect one or more cooperation vehicles which will presumably be inside the maneuvering area during the execution of the driving maneuver, and to adapt its own driving behavior to the presumable driving behavior of the one or more cooperation vehicles to execute the planned driving maneuver. The disclosure provides a possibility which, by vehicle-to-vehicle communication, allows vehicles for jointly carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver to be identified and then allows the cooperative driving maneuver to be executed.

Method for the autonomous or partly autonomous execution of a cooperative driving maneuver

A method for providing information about a probable driving intention of a first vehicle. The method includes ascertaining, using a locating device, first position data, which indicate the approximate position of the first vehicle, and map data for the first position data, and capturing, using cameras and/or sensors in the first vehicle, information about the surroundings in proximity to the first vehicle. The method also includes determining information about a probable trajectory of the first vehicle, and providing information about a probable driving intention of the first vehicle, based on the information about the probable trajectory of the first vehicle, the position data, the information about the surroundings and the map data. The method also includes transmitting the information about the probable driving intention of the first vehicle to a second vehicle and/or one or more vehicle-external entities.

Method for providing information about a vehicle's anticipated driving intention

A method for a semi-automatic or automatic controller of a transportation vehicle during starting to prevent an accordion effect when starting the transportation vehicle in a queue of transportation vehicles. A driving intention message is received from a further transportation vehicle which displays information relating to a planned starting process of the further transportation vehicle. It is also determined whether the further transportation vehicle is located directly in front of the transportation vehicle. If it is determined that the further transportation vehicle is located directly in front of the transportation vehicle, a parameter for the semi-automatic or automatic controller of the transportation vehicle is determined based on the received driving intention message.

Automatic controller of a vehicle during starting

A device and method for characterizing objects to be identified by acquiring sensor data, which includes a first source of sensor information and a second source of sensor information. The method includes determining at least one object to be identified based on the sensor data. The method and the device also include selecting the sensor information from the first source which is assigned to the object to be identified. The method also includes characterizing the object to be identified by information based on the selected sensor information from the first source.

Device and method for the characterization of objects

Methods and vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems for determining a gap in traffic between two transportation vehicles for a lane change of a transportation vehicle. The method includes identifying the gap in traffic based on a first detection operation and based on a second detection operation. The first detection operation is based on at least one vehicle-to-vehicle status message of at least one other transportation vehicle. The second detection operation is based on an on-board sensor system of the transportation vehicle.

Method and automatic control systems for determining a gap in traffic between two vehicles for a lane change of a vehicle

A method captures data and transfers the data from a transmitter to a receiver, which is a transportation vehicle, and controls the capture and transfer of data. The method produces data and transfers the data from a transmitter to a receiver, which is a traffic participant. The data are based on a geographic environment model of the transmitter, wherein the geographic environment model includes a recognition of objects. Operations at the transmitter include capturing parameters of a transfer system for transferring the data and/or traffic-relevant parameters of the transmitter, producing the data in accordance with the recognized objects, and transferring the data in accordance with the parameters of the transfer system and/or the traffic-relevant parameters of the transmitter.

Device, method, and computer program for capturing and transferring data

A method for plausibility checking of measured values of a mobile device wherein sensor equipment of the mobile device generates at least one measured value, at least two pieces of information regarding the at least one measured value are received from the mobile device via a communication service, and the at least one measured value is checked for plausibility based on the at least two pieces of information.

Method for plausibility checking of measured values of a mobile device

A device for a vehicle for providing information about an expected driving intention, a device for a vehicle for determining a driving recommendation, a method for a vehicle for providing information about an expected driving intention, a method for a vehicle for determining a driving recommendation, and a computer program. The device includes a driving analysis module to determine information about an expected trajectory of the vehicle, a control module to determine information about an expected driving intention of the vehicle based on the information about the expected trajectory of the vehicle, and an interface to make available the information about the expected driving intention for one or more vehicle-external entities.

Devices, method and computer program for providing information about an expected driving intention

A method for communicating between an operating point, which externally controls an automatically driving vehicle, and a further road user. The method includes identifying the further road user and setting up a communication connection between the operating point and the further road user.

Method for communication between a control station which externally controls an automatically traveling vehicle and a further traffic participant as well as an automatically traveling vehicle

A method for performing a cooperative driving maneuver and a vehicle. The method performs a cooperative driving maneuver which includes determining, by a first vehicle, a driving maneuver to be carried out; receiving maneuver information pertaining to a planned driving maneuver of a second vehicle by the first vehicle receiving surroundings information by the first vehicle, stipulating, by the first vehicle based on the received maneuver information and the received surroundings information, a maneuver trajectory for the driving maneuver to be carried out, and performing the driving maneuver by the first vehicle using the stipulated maneuver trajectory. Also disclosed is a way for vehicles to be better able to interpret received information pertaining to a planned driving maneuver of another vehicle to increase safety for the performance of a cooperative driving maneuver.

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Rötgesbüttel, Germany

Sandra Kleinau