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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2019
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Vincenzo Campanale, Moncalieri, IT;
Orland Gonzalez, Munich, DE;
Almir Mehmedovic, Neufahrn, DE;
Josef Mehringer, Gmund, DE;
Christoph Pietruska, Munich, DE;
Andreas Stump, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A control unit and method for an autonomous and/or semi-autonomous ego vehicle are provided. The control unit is configured to determine a course of an ego lane, referred to as the behavioral ego lane, within which the ego vehicle is driving, based on driving trajectories of a plurality of vehicles within an environment of the ego vehicle. The control unit is configured to operate an automated longitudinal and/or lateral guidance function of the ego vehicle in dependence of the course of the behavioral ego lane.