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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Ulrich Schiek, Hannover, DE;
Wolfgang Kopmann, Hildesheim, DE;
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An autonomous driving system for a vehicle includes: a computer unit which evaluates surroundings-related and vehicle-related data with the aid of sensors and carries out an automatic driving operation based on the data; a lead time calculator assigned to the computer unit and determining a lead time by evaluating the surroundings-related and vehicle-related data, the lead time requiring an intervention by the driver; and a comfort time calculator assigned to the computer unit and calculating a reaction time of the driver by evaluating driver-related data, the comfort time calculator continuously comparing the lead time with the reaction time and determining therefrom a comfort time which is determined by taking the difference between the lead time and the reaction time. When the comfort time reaches zero, a countermeasure including a prewarning of the driver and/or a mode change of the driving system is initiated.