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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Sonja Ruemelin, Munich, DE;
Philipp Kerschbaum, Munich, DE;
Annemarie Scheibner, Munich, DE;
Lucas Bock, Munich, DE;
Christian Guerrero, Munich, DE;
Phuong-Anh Vu, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/11 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/28 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2020.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B62D 1/046 (2013.01); B62D 1/06 (2013.01); B62D 1/286 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for having an occupant of a vehicle that is in a highly automated driving mode take over a driving task includes the steps of determining that the occupant has taken over the driving task and, in response thereto, automatically actuating a handle element, which can change its shape, in order to affect the haptics of a rim of a steering wheel of the vehicle.