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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00184 (2020.02); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); B60W 60/00274 (2020.02); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); B60W 2050/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, a computer program, and an apparatus for controlling operation of a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function and a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function which uses the method or apparatus. A first signal state of a traffic light is determined from data of at least one vehicle sensor, the determined first signal state of the traffic light is then validated based on information available in the transportation vehicle, and an operation mode of the transportation vehicle is set as a function of a validation result.