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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Daimler Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Marc Necker, Weil der Stadt, DE;
DAIMLER AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
Device and method for displaying a current driving mode of a vehicle, at least one of several driving modes of the vehicle is an autonomous driving mode. The device includes a display unit having a light source and an imaging unit interacting with the light source. A first controller controls the light source. The first controller is configured such that it meets a first technical qualification with regards to a reliability or safety criterion. The first controller only activates the light source in the event of the current presence of the autonomous driving mode. A second controller controls the imaging unit, the second controller is configured such that that it meets a second technical qualification with regards to the reliability or safety criterion. The first technical qualification corresponds to a higher degree of reliability or safety with regards to the reliability or safety criterion than the second technical qualification.