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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2023
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Arno Schaumann, Ludwigsburg, DE;

Heiko Freienstein, Weil der Stadt, DE;

Joram Berger, Heimsheim, DE;

Markus Schuetz, Tuebingen, DE;

Steffen Knoop, Hohenwettersbach, DE;

Assignee:

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0016 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2556/40 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling an ego vehicle. The method includes: receiving map data of a map representation of a surrounding environment of an ego vehicle; determining a safe driving corridor of the ego vehicle based on the map data of the map representation; determining a safety region of the ego vehicle based on a state of motion of the ego vehicle; checking whether the safety region is located completely within the safe driving corridor during travel of the ego vehicle along a travel trajectory; and outputting a control signal for executing a safety maneuver if the safety region is located at least partially outside the safe driving corridor.


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