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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Mercedes-benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Christoph Keller, Stuttgart, DE;
Holger Mielenz, Ostfildern, DE;
Assignee:
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/46 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02); B60W 2554/406 (2020.02); B60W 2754/30 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method for operating an automated vehicle involves recording traffic congestion ahead of the vehicle and determining whether hazard lights of a vehicle following the vehicle in its lane are switched on. When the hazard lights of the following vehicle are switched on, a rear collision risk is evaluated as being lower than when the hazard lights are switched off.