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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Michael Reichel, Ingolstadt, DE;
Reimund Limbacher, Ingolstadt, DE;
Michael Reichel, Ingolstadt, DE;
Reimund Limbacher, Ingolstadt, DE;
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating an automobile includes the steps of a) detecting an object in an environment of the automobile with an environmental detection device; b) evaluating a collision risk of the automobile with the object; and c) depending on the evaluation, adjusting the steering angle of the automobile with a steering angle actuating device. The steering wheel is decoupled with the decoupling device depending on the adjustment performed in step c), so that the rotation of the steering wheel caused by the adjustment of the steering angle is smaller than if the same adjustment were made when the steering wheel is not decoupled.