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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 08, 2024
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Lukas Ackert, Braunschweig, DE;
Jannis Hoppe, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
Technologies and techniques for selecting a target object for a longitudinal guidance system of a motor vehicle. A method includes adapting a driving parameter of the motor vehicle based on the target object. Initially, the motor vehicle is operated along a designated driving lane, adjusting the driving parameter in response to a first target object traveling ahead in the same lane. Additionally, a semi-automated lane change is initiated, transitioning the vehicle from the initial driving lane to an adjacent target driving lane and shifting focus from the first to a second target object in the new lane. If this lane change process is interrupted or aborted, the method assesses the likelihood that the vehicle will revert to the original driving lane. Depending on this likelihood, the control system either maintains the second target object, reselects the first target object, or discontinues target object selection for the continuation of the journey.