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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg, Frankfurt, DE;
Dirk Waldbauer, Eppstein, DE;
Stefan Fritz, Erzhausen, DE;
Thomas Berthold, Darmstadt, DE;
Xiuxun Yin, Eschborn, DE;
Andree Hohm, Obernburg, DE;
Stefan Lueke, Bad Homburg, DE;
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
In a method and a driver assistance system for representing vehicle surroundings of a vehicle having a sensor system for detecting the environment, a boundary of a traffic lane or driving path on which the vehicle is currently being driven is represented by position points that each have a predefined set of attributes especially including a width attribute indicating a lateral width of an unobstructed area available as a maneuvering space on an opposite side of the respective position point.