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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Jäger, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Bülent Sari, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Hana Niederbrucker, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle includes detecting a road user in a predetermined portion of a vehicle's environment, detecting a start-up attempt by vehicle driver, blocking a vehicle start-up in response to the detection of a road user in the vehicle's environment and to the detected start-up attempt, and altering a vehicle control such that the comfort of the driver is reduced in comparison with an unaltered vehicle control when the vehicle start-up has been blocked.