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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Thomas Heitzmann, Bobigny, FR;
Benazouz Bradai, Bobigny, FR;
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
A driving assistance functionality for a motor vehicle when approaching a tollgate is disclosed. The method involves a step (S) of calculating a probability of a tollgate being present based on at least two road context attributes that are determined from the motor vehicle and defining a road context ahead of said vehicle, said road context attributes being decorrelated from any concept of a tollgate. Examples of road context attributes: speed limit signs; marking lines on the ground; speed bumps or rumble strips on the ground; obstacles such as other vehicles; drivable space.