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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2021
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Bartono Adiprasito, Tiefenbach, DE;
Helena Dolinaj, Munich, DE;
Maximilian Guenther, Munich, DE;
Frank Herchet, Neufahrn b. Freising, DE;
Martin Jaensch, Munich, DE;
Markus Kraemer, Dachau, DE;
Julius Schulz, Munich, DE;
Muhammed Yildiz, Kirchseeon, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle guidance system provides a driving function for automated longitudinal guidance of a vehicle. The vehicle guidance system is configured to determine that the vehicle is carrying out a driving-off process at a first signaling unit. Furthermore, the vehicle guidance system is configured to detect, on the basis of surroundings data, a second signaling unit subsequent to the first signaling unit, which second signaling unit is arranged ahead of the vehicle in the direction of travel on a roadway on which the vehicle is travelling. The vehicle guidance system is also configured to check whether or not one or more driving-off process conditions in relation to the driving-off process are met, and depending thereon, the second signaling unit is configured to consider, during automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle, whether or not the one or more driving-off process conditions are met.