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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Sebastian Hergeth, Munich, DE;
Frederik Naujoks, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An assistance system influences an asleep and/or awake state of a vehicle occupant to at least temporarily take over a vehicle guidance function by detecting the asleep and/or awake state of the vehicle occupant using a detection device to generate takeover capability information, detecting, receiving, and/or generating destination arrival information, at least temporarily influencing the asleep and/or awake state of the vehicle occupant by an influencing device, such that there is a defined minimum takeover capability of the vehicle occupant to take over a vehicle guidance function for the vehicle occupant for at least a portion of the journey and/or travel time at least over a portion of the journey and/or travel time.