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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicant:
Vikas Taliwal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Vikas Taliwal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining a lane change by a vehicle includes determining a vehicle heading using for example GPS information, determining a road heading at a location of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is on the multilane road, determining a lane change as a function of a heading difference between the vehicle heading and the road heading. A vehicle with a lane change determination device is also provided.