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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/40 (2013.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01); B62M 27/02 (2006.01); B63B 34/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 25/403 (2013.01); B60R 2325/101 (2013.01); B60R 2325/20 (2013.01); B62K 11/00 (2013.01); B62M 27/02 (2013.01); B63B 34/10 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method for operating a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle communication arrangement fixed to the body. Signals are emitted by a user device, which can be handled independently of the motor vehicle and can be assigned or is assigned to a driver of the motor vehicle, and are received by the vehicle communication arrangement. A distance between the user device and the motor vehicle is monitored on the basis of the received signals. Provision is made for the distance to be monitored during operation of the motor vehicle and for a safety operating state of the motor vehicle to be activated when a distance exceeding a predefined threshold value is detected.