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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Michael Boehringer, Esslingen, DE;
Stefanie Dubiella-zimmermann, Ehningen, DE;
Stefan Jansen, Pforzheim, DE;
Julie Lockhart, Mountain View, CA (US);
Erik Sengewald, Jena, DE;
Fabian Stiebert, Dagersheim, DE;
Michael Boehringer, Esslingen, DE;
Stefanie Dubiella-Zimmermann, Ehningen, DE;
Stefan Jansen, Pforzheim, DE;
Julie Lockhart, Mountain View, CA (US);
Erik Sengewald, Jena, DE;
Fabian Stiebert, Dagersheim, DE;
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action is provided. This involves detection of a present traffic situation, a check whether the traffic situation fulfills a first criterion, and a blocking of a functionality which offers to a driver during the autonomous driving mode a secondary activity not related to driving the vehicle if the first criterion is fulfilled. A device for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action includes devices designed for carrying out the method for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action.