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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Charles Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaime Camhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Annie Lien, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marco Lobato, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaime Camhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Annie Lien, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marco Lobato, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assisting a driver driving a vehicle, and a driver assistance system for assisting a driver driving a vehicle are described, wherein detection of a blind spot situation wherein another vehicle is located in a blind spot area of the driver's vehicle is performed, and information indicating that a blind spot situation is present is output to the driver.