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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Uwe Bonne, Buettelborn, DE;
Uwe Bonne, Buettelborn, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A driver assistance system of an observing vehicle uses a method that includes, but is not limited to recognizing a turn-off maneuver of a vehicle preceding the observing vehicle and further includes, but is not limited to identifying at least one first and one second reference point on the preceding vehicle in pictures of the preceding vehicle taken successively by a camera, where the reference points, in transverse direction of the preceding vehicle, are spaced apart, determining the distance from the images of the reference points in the pictures. and recognizing a turn-off maneuver if it is determined that there is a reduction in distance.