Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh

Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Automotive Distance Control Systems Gmbh

Tobias Stephan

Stefan Hegemann

Martin Randler

Marc Fischer

Stephan Groitzsch

Michael Klug

Peter Van Der Vegte

Philippe Dintzer

Nele Hanel

Martin Kallnik

Yuriy Olshansky

Xavier Torras

A driver assistance system includes a sensor that detects objects and/or characteristics of objects in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, and an object recognition unit that evaluates data from the sensor to produce object information, and determines a confidence value indicating the probability of accuracy thereof. If the confidence value is greater than a minimum threshold but less than a predefined threshold, then the system displays the object information to the driver, who confirms or rejects it, e.g. by actuating or not actuating an operating element. Upon confirmation by the driver, the system begins or continues to perform a driver assistance function based on the object information. Upon rejection by the driver, the system does not perform or discontinues the driver assistance function based on the object information. If the confidence value exceeds the predefined threshold, then the system autonomously performs the driver assistance function.

Method of operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle

A method for classifying objects into obstacles and non-obstacles for a vehicle is described. The vehicle comprises a sensor for covering the surroundings that detects stationary and moving objects in a scene in front of a vehicle. Where required, the path of the motion of the objects is tracked. The method provides one or several observers, wherein one observer classifies an object according to predetermined features and contributes to an overall classification result when there are several observers. An observer detects the path of the motion of vehicles in the surroundings of at least one stationary object and classifies the stationary object in dependence thereon.

Method for classifying an object as an obstacle

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