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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Mercedes-benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Sebastian Kleinschmidt, Esslingen, DE;
Fridtjof Stein, Ostfildern, DE;
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating an automated vehicle involves determining that the vehicle is nearing a bend, a neighboring free lane is present on a side of the vehicle on the outside of the bend, a visual range of at least one detection unit, aligned in the driving direction of the vehicle, of an environment sensor is restricted due to the bend ahead, and, in the bend, due to the road condition, a braking distance is increased compared with a predetermined setpoint, or a road grip of the vehicle or other vehicles is decreased. Based on this determination, the vehicle automatically carries out a lane change to the neighboring free lane on the outside of the bend or a current driving speed of the vehicle is automatically reduced.