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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, DE;
Samantha Rout, Stuttgart, DE;
Fabian Klausmann, Stuttgart, DE;
Bastian Freese, Stuttgart, DE;
Andrian Riedel, Gerlingen, DE;
Dij Jayaratna, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christian Delise, San Mateo, CA (US);
Erik Glaser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alisia Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander Bogner, Bad Liebenzell, DE;
Lutz Krauss, Karlsruhe, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a method and control device for providing feedback to a vehicle occupant, a signal corresponding to current and/or upcoming movements of the vehicle is obtained when the vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode. The obtained signal is provided to a control device located within the cabin of the vehicle. The control device is moved corresponding to the provided signal. In an embodiment, an input of the occupant for an autonomous driving unit of the vehicle via the control device is received and a signal corresponding to the received input is submitted to the autonomous driving unit. The input may correspond to a maneuver request and/or to a selection of one of several autonomous driving-modes.