Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Tobias Strobel

Martin Kramer

Martin Buchner

Klaus Dollinger

A method provided for producing a model of the surroundings of a vehicle, wherein a lane is determined on the basis of objects, free space boundaries and/or roadway limitations. The lane indicates the zone around the vehicle in which the vehicle can drive freely. The lane includes at least one lane segment, the lane segment comprising at least one lane segment boundary, in particular a front lane segment boundary, a rear lane segment boundary, a left lane segment boundary and a right lane segment boundary. The distance from the vehicle to the lane segment boundary is determined, and the lane is made available to a driver assistance system.

Method for producing a model of the surroundings of a vehicle

A parking assistance system is remote-controlled for automated parking and exiting from a parking space. The parking assistance system has a receiver for receiving a movement direction of the vehicle selected by the user. A control device which is coupled to the receiver is configured to decide independently, without the user making any specification about the presence of a parking situation or parking-space-exiting situation, whether there is a parking situation or parking-space-exiting situation. If the control device decides that the parking situation is present, the vehicle is parked in the parking space in accordance with the received selected movement direction by forward driving or driving in reverse. Otherwise, if the control device decides that the parking-space-exiting situation is present, the vehicle is made to exit the parking space in accordance with the received selected movement direction by forward driving or driving in reverse.

Remote-controlled parking assistance system with autonomous decision about the presence of a parking or parking-space-exiting situation and corresponding parking method

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Feldkirchen, Germany

Tobias Strobel