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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01C 21/3694 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); Y02T 10/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver assistance system for a vehicle. The driver assistance system controls the vehicle at least partially automatically. In the method, the start of an auto pilot route section is determined in the course of a route planned for the vehicle. The driver assistance system is able to control the vehicle automatically along the autopilot route section. A distance between the current position of the vehicle and the start of the autopilot route section is determined and output in the vehicle.