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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Daniel Münning, Braunschweig, DE;
Lukas Ackert, Frellstedt, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for performing a safe emergency stopping maneuver is provided. The method comprises: detecting driver status data; initializing an emergency stop assistance system, wherein the emergency stop assistance system determines a stopping position for the emergency stop of the vehicle and at least one planned emergency stopping maneuver; detecting environment data, wherein the environment data is characteristic of an environment of the vehicle; evaluating the environment data and generating a system release variable to release the planned emergency stopping maneuver; depending on the generated system release variable, triggering a request for release of the planned emergency stopping maneuver by another passenger of the vehicle and detecting a special release variable depending on input by the other passenger; performing an adapted emergency stopping maneuver on the basis of the system release variable, the special release variable and the planned emergency stopping maneuver.