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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Anil Taner, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Anil Taner, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignees:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
AUDI ELECTRONICS VENTURE GMBH, Gaimersheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); G08G 1/0962 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method for operating a driver assist system of an automobile providing information regarding a passing maneuver, in particular a recommendation discouraging a passing maneuver, with a camera arranged on or in at least one outside mirror and oriented in the driving direction of the automobile, wherein the camera data are evaluated by the driver assist system and a length of an automobile in front and/or of an automobile convoy in front is determined in particular from the camera data and taken into consideration when determining the recommendation.