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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2022
Mercedes-benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Volker Oltmann, Calw, DE;
Markus Raab, Kirchhardt, DE;
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle equipped for an automated driving operation. In a regular operating mode of the automated driving operation the vehicle is guided to a target position in an automated manner by a main control device, and in an emergency operating mode of the automated driving operation, it is moved into a safe stopping position in an automated manner by an auxiliary control device. A functional readiness of the auxiliary control device is continuously checked by the main control device. Depending on the checked functional readiness, a decision is made regarding whether a release for the automated driving operation should be granted or withdrawn. The automated driving operation is exclusively activated when the release has been granted, and is deactivated when the release is withdrawn.