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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Lorenz Bohrer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gagan Hothi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Igner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Esther Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Christian Lorenz, Discovery Bay, CA (US);
Carey Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/162 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0095 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2754/10 (2020.02); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, vehicle and method are provided that automatically activate and deactivate a driver assistance system. The automatic activation and deactivation depend on predefined criteria such as brake or gas pedal release, current vehicle velocity, and the presence of a lead vehicle.